SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] they say	128
2	do they say	102
3	[vb past] they say	75
4	did they say	70
5	[vb base] they say	41
6	[vb mod] they say	34
7	[modal v] they say	34
8	do they say	32
9	hear they say	18
10	can they say	12
11	can they say	12
12	would they say	11
13	would they say	10
14	not they say	9
15	[not/n't] they say	9
16	n't they say	9
17	[adv] they say	9
18	let they say	7
19	[vb infin] they say	6
20	will they say	6
21	heard they say	5
22	hear they say	5
23	will they say	5
24	they [vb mod] say	467
25	they [modal v] say	467
26	they will say	173
27	they would say	150
28	they 'll say	128
29	they would say	75
30	they 'd say	75