| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they [vb mod] [vb infin] | 3045 |
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| 2 | [verb] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 2942 |
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| 3 | [vb base] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 1039 |
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| 4 | [verb] they would [vb infin] | 935 |
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| 5 | [vb past] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 773 |
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| 6 | [verb] they will [vb infin] | 755 |
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| 7 | think they [modal v] [vb infin] | 705 |
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| 8 | [verb] they would [vb infin] | 637 |
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| 9 | say they [modal v] [vb infin] | 581 |
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| 10 | [verb] they [modal v] have | 454 |
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| 11 | [verb] they can [vb infin] | 428 |
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| 12 | [verb] they can [vb infin] | 428 |
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| 13 | [verb] they will [vb infin] | 393 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 390 |
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| 15 | [verb] they could [vb infin] | 367 |
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| 16 | [verb] they could [vb infin] | 367 |
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| 17 | [verb] they 'll [vb infin] | 362 |
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| 18 | [verb] they 'd [vb infin] | 298 |
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| 19 | [vb pp] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 295 |
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| 20 | said they [modal v] [vb infin] | 277 |
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| 21 | think they [modal v] [vb infin] | 244 |
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| 22 | think they [modal v] [vb infin] | 218 |
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| 23 | [vb -s] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 216 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 196 |
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| 25 | [verb] they should [vb infin] | 185 |
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| 26 | [verb] they should [vb infin] | 185 |
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| 27 | say they [modal v] [vb infin] | 166 |
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| 28 | [verb] they [modal v] get | 165 |
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| 29 | know they [modal v] [vb infin] | 161 |
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| 30 | thought they [modal v] [vb infin] | 153 |
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