| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb pp] [pers pn] would [vb infin] | 454 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [pers pn] [vb mod] have | 361 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] he [vb mod] [vb infin] | 347 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] it [vb mod] [vb infin] | 295 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] they [vb mod] [vb infin] | 294 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] [pers pn] will [vb infin] | 254 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] you [vb mod] [vb infin] | 217 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] i [vb mod] [vb infin] | 209 |
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| 9 | thought [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 209 |
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| 10 | said [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 208 |
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| 11 | [vb pp] [pers pn] could [vb infin] | 189 |
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| 12 | [vb pp] [pers pn] 'd [vb infin] | 177 |
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| 13 | [vb pp] she [vb mod] [vb infin] | 169 |
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| 14 | [vb pp] [pers pn] can [vb infin] | 157 |
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| 15 | told [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 140 |
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| 16 | [vb pp] we [vb mod] [vb infin] | 138 |
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| 17 | [vb pp] [pers pn] 'll [vb infin] | 106 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] [pers pn] must [vb infin] | 102 |
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| 19 | [vb pp] [pers pn] should [vb infin] | 93 |
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| 20 | [vb pp] [pers pn] might [vb infin] | 74 |
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| 21 | [vb pp] [pers pn] may [vb infin] | 63 |
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| 22 | [vb pp] [pers pn] [vb mod] do | 62 |
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| 23 | known [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 53 |
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| 24 | [vb pp] [pers pn] [vb mod] take | 50 |
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| 25 | [vb pp] [pers pn] [vb mod] get | 48 |
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| 26 | hoped [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 45 |
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| 27 | decided [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 39 |
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| 28 | [vb pp] [pers pn] [vb mod] go | 37 |
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| 29 | [vb pp] [pers pn] [vb mod] come | 35 |
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| 30 | done [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 28 |
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