| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 384 |
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| 2 | [modal v] [vb infin] to be [art] [adj] | 384 |
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| 3 | [modal v] [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 377 |
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| 4 | [modal v] [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 316 |
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| 5 | [modal v] [verb] to be a [adj] | 204 |
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| 6 | would [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 192 |
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| 7 | would [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 177 |
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| 8 | [modal v] [verb] to be the [adj] | 106 |
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| 9 | [modal v] seem to be [art] [adj] | 72 |
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| 10 | [modal v] seem to be [art] [adj] | 72 |
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| 11 | will [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 69 |
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| 12 | [modal v] appear to be [art] [adj] | 69 |
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| 13 | [modal v] appear to be [art] [adj] | 69 |
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| 14 | [modal v] prove to be [art] [adj] | 68 |
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| 15 | [modal v] prove to be [art] [adj] | 68 |
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| 16 | will [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 67 |
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| 17 | [modal v] [verb] to be an [adj] | 60 |
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| 18 | may [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 54 |
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| 19 | may [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 54 |
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| 20 | [modal v] have to be [art] [adj] | 53 |
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| 21 | [modal v] have to be [art] [adj] | 53 |
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| 22 | [modal v] continue to be [art] [adj] | 32 |
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| 23 | [modal v] continue to be [art] [adj] | 32 |
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| 24 | might [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 26 |
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| 25 | [modal v] [verb] to be [art] good | 26 |
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| 26 | might [verb] to be [art] [adj] | 26 |
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| 27 | [modal v] need to be [art] [adj] | 19 |
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| 28 | [modal v] need to be [art] [adj] | 19 |
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| 29 | [modal v] [verb] to be [art] [adj -est] | 17 |
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| 30 | [modal v] [verb] to be [art] [det] | 15 |
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