| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [modal v] be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1963 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1963 |
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| 3 | [modal v] be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1963 |
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| 4 | [modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1840 |
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| 5 | can be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 479 |
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| 6 | can be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 479 |
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| 7 | will be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 416 |
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| 8 | will be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 397 |
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| 9 | [modal v] be [verb] by the [noun pl] | 395 |
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| 10 | [modal v] be [verb] by the [noun pl] | 395 |
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| 11 | [modal v] be [verb] to the [noun pl] | 313 |
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| 12 | [modal v] be [verb] to the [noun pl] | 313 |
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| 13 | [modal v] be [verb] in the [noun pl] | 294 |
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| 14 | [modal v] be [verb] in the [noun pl] | 294 |
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| 15 | should be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 273 |
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| 16 | should be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 273 |
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| 17 | may be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 196 |
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| 18 | may be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 196 |
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| 19 | would be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 194 |
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| 20 | would be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 188 |
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| 21 | [modal v] be [verb] from the [noun pl] | 180 |
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| 22 | [modal v] be [verb] from the [noun pl] | 180 |
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| 23 | [modal v] be [verb] on the [noun pl] | 178 |
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| 24 | [modal v] be [verb] on the [noun pl] | 178 |
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| 25 | could be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 177 |
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| 26 | could be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 177 |
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| 27 | must be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 138 |
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| 28 | must be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 138 |
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| 29 | [modal v] be [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 107 |
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| 30 | [modal v] be [verb] for the [noun pl] | 102 |
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