| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] may be [verb] [prep] the | 1266 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] may be [verb] [prep] the | 800 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] may be [verb] [prep] the | 427 |
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| 4 | [pron] may be [verb] [prep] the | 323 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] may be [verb] [prep] the | 172 |
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| 6 | [conj] may be [verb] [prep] the | 159 |
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| 7 | [adj] may be [verb] [prep] the | 145 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] may be [verb] [prep] the | 126 |
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| 9 | [det] may be [verb] [prep] the | 118 |
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| 10 | which may be [verb] [prep] the | 111 |
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| 11 | which may be [verb] [prep] the | 111 |
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| 12 | it may be [verb] [prep] the | 88 |
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| 13 | it may be [verb] [prep] the | 88 |
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| 14 | this may be [verb] [prep] the | 81 |
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| 15 | 81 |
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| 16 | [coord] may be [verb] [prep] the | 70 |
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| 17 | [subord] may be [verb] [prep] the | 49 |
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| 18 | as may be [verb] [prep] the | 48 |
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| 19 | and may be [verb] [prep] the | 48 |
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| 20 | as may be [verb] [prep] the | 48 |
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| 21 | and may be [verb] [prep] the | 48 |
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| 22 | they may be [verb] [prep] the | 46 |
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| 23 | they may be [verb] [prep] the | 46 |
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| 24 | that may be [verb] [prep] the | 40 |
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| 25 | [that] may be [verb] [prep] the | 40 |
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| 26 | that may be [verb] [prep] the | 40 |
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| 27 | [verb] may be [verb] [prep] the | 27 |
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| 28 | [noun prp] may be [verb] [prep] the | 24 |
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| 29 | [adv] may be [verb] [prep] the | 20 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] may be [verb] [prep] the | 18 |
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