| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 106 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 3 | [pron] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 6 | it may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 7 | it may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 8 | [adj] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 9 | [det] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 10 | this may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 11 | this may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 12 | [conj] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 13 | [coord] may be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 14 | may [adv] be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 15 | may [adv] be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 16 | may not be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 17 | may not be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 18 | may [not/n't] be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 19 | may well be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 20 | may well be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 21 | may be [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 631 |
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| 22 | may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 606 |
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| 23 | may be [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 186 |
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| 24 | may be [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 175 |
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| 25 | may be [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 26 | may be subject [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 27 | may be subject [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 28 | may be [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 29 | may be [noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 30 | may be used [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 18 |
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