| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [verb] as a | 153 |
|
| 2 | [modal v] [vb infin] [vb pp] as a | 98 |
|
| 3 | [modal v] have [verb] as a | 95 |
|
| 4 | would [vb infin] [verb] as a | 50 |
|
| 5 | would [vb infin] [verb] as a | 49 |
|
| 6 | [modal v] [vb infin] [to-vb] as a | 45 |
|
| 7 | will [vb infin] [verb] as a | 27 |
|
| 8 | will [vb infin] [verb] as a | 27 |
|
| 9 | may [vb infin] [verb] as a | 24 |
|
| 10 | may [vb infin] [verb] as a | 24 |
|
| 11 | [modal v] [vb infin] come as a | 20 |
|
| 12 | [modal v] [vb infin] come as a | 19 |
|
| 13 | must [vb infin] [verb] as a | 17 |
|
| 14 | must [vb infin] [verb] as a | 17 |
|
| 15 | might [vb infin] [verb] as a | 16 |
|
| 16 | might [vb infin] [verb] as a | 16 |
|
| 17 | [modal v] continue [verb] as a | 15 |
|
| 18 | [modal v] [vb infin] act as a | 13 |
|
| 19 | [modal v] [vb infin] serve as a | 12 |
|
| 20 | could [vb infin] [verb] as a | 10 |
|
| 21 | could [vb infin] [verb] as a | 10 |
|
| 22 | [modal v] [vb infin] acted as a | 9 |
|
| 23 | [modal v] [vb infin] [v-ing] as a | 8 |
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| 24 | [modal v] [vb infin] served as a | 8 |
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| 25 | [modal v] [vb infin] work as a | 6 |
|
| 26 | [modal v] [vb infin] regard as a | 5 |
|
| 27 | [modal v] [vb infin] regarded as a | 5 |
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