| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [modal v] be [verb] the [adj] | 677 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] [be] [verb] the [adj] | 677 |
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| 3 | [modal v] [be] [verb] the [adj] | 480 |
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| 4 | [modal v] [be] [vb pp] the [adj] | 278 |
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| 5 | [modal v] [be] [v-ing] the [adj] | 265 |
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| 6 | will [be] [verb] the [adj] | 221 |
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| 7 | will [be] [verb] the [adj] | 181 |
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| 8 | would [be] [verb] the [adj] | 149 |
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| 9 | would [be] [verb] the [adj] | 136 |
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| 10 | [modal v] [be] [to-vb] the [adj] | 133 |
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| 11 | [modal v] [be] [verb] the [det] | 83 |
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| 12 | [modal v] [be] [verb] the same | 76 |
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| 13 | [modal v] [be] [verb] the same | 76 |
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| 14 | should [be] [verb] the [adj] | 70 |
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| 15 | should [be] [verb] the [adj] | 70 |
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| 16 | may [be] [verb] the [adj] | 55 |
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| 17 | may [be] [verb] the [adj] | 55 |
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| 18 | might [be] [verb] the [adj] | 47 |
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| 19 | might [be] [verb] the [adj] | 47 |
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| 20 | must [be] [verb] the [adj] | 45 |
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| 21 | must [be] [verb] the [adj] | 45 |
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| 22 | [modal v] [be] [verb] the [adj -est] | 44 |
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| 23 | [modal v] [be] give the [adj] | 44 |
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| 24 | can [be] [verb] the [adj] | 42 |
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| 25 | can [be] [verb] the [adj] | 42 |
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| 26 | [modal v] [be] given the [adj] | 41 |
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| 27 | [modal v] [be] called the [adj] | 40 |
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| 28 | [modal v] [be] [verb] the [num ord] | 40 |
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| 29 | [modal v] [be] call the [adj] | 40 |
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| 30 | 'll [be] [verb] the [adj] | 40 |
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