| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 132 |
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| 2 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 132 |
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| 3 | [modal v] be [vb pp] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 126 |
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| 4 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] as [verb] | 92 |
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| 5 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] [to-vb] | 69 |
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| 6 | [modal v] be [verb] so [subord] [verb] | 67 |
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| 7 | can be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 39 |
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| 8 | can be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 39 |
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| 9 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] [vb pp] | 27 |
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| 10 | will be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 26 |
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| 11 | will be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 26 |
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| 12 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 13 | should be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 24 |
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| 14 | should be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 24 |
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| 15 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] than [verb] | 20 |
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| 16 | [modal v] be [verb] rather [subord] [verb] | 18 |
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| 17 | may be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 15 |
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| 18 | may be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 15 |
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| 19 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] if [verb] | 10 |
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| 20 | could be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 9 |
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| 21 | could be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 9 |
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| 22 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] when [verb] | 8 |
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| 23 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] give | 8 |
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| 24 | [modal v] be [verb] only [subord] [verb] | 7 |
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| 25 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] to give | 7 |
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| 26 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] [vb -s] | 7 |
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| 27 | must be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 7 |
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| 28 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] follows | 7 |
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| 29 | [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] follow | 7 |
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| 30 | must be [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] | 7 |
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