| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it [vb mod] have been [art] [adj] | 312 |
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| 2 | it [modal v] have been [art] [adj] | 312 |
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| 3 | it [modal v] have been [art] [adj] | 263 |
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| 4 | it [modal v] have been a [adj] | 217 |
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| 5 | it would have been [art] [adj] | 113 |
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| 6 | it would have been [art] [adj] | 113 |
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| 7 | it must have been [art] [adj] | 93 |
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| 8 | it must have been [art] [adj] | 93 |
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| 9 | it [modal v] have been the [adj] | 62 |
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| 10 | it could have been [art] [adj] | 34 |
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| 11 | it could have been [art] [adj] | 34 |
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| 12 | it may have been [art] [adj] | 28 |
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| 13 | it may have been [art] [adj] | 28 |
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| 14 | it [modal v] have been an [adj] | 28 |
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| 15 | it might have been [art] [adj] | 25 |
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| 16 | it might have been [art] [adj] | 25 |
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| 17 | it [modal v] have been [art] good | 17 |
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| 18 | it should have been [art] [adj] | 16 |
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| 19 | it should have been [art] [adj] | 16 |
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| 20 | it [modal v] have been [art] [det] | 14 |
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| 21 | it [modal v] have been [art] different | 14 |
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| 22 | it [modal v] have been [art] different | 14 |
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| 23 | it [modal v] have been [art] [num ord] | 12 |
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| 24 | it [modal v] have been [art] big | 10 |
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| 25 | it [modal v] have been [art] good | 10 |
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| 26 | it [modal v] have been [art] great | 9 |
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| 27 | it [modal v] have been [art] [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 28 | it [modal v] have been [art] big | 8 |
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| 29 | it [modal v] have been [art] same | 8 |
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| 30 | it [modal v] have been [art] same | 8 |
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