| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] it be [modal v] [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 2 | whoever it be [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 3 | [conj] it be [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 4 | whoever it be [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 5 | [Wh pn] it be [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
|
| 6 | it be [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] | 84 |
|
| 7 | it be [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] | 81 |
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| 8 | it be [verb] [modal v] [vb infin] | 71 |
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| 9 | it be [vb pp] [modal v] [vb infin] | 69 |
|
| 10 | it be hope [modal v] [vb infin] | 31 |
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| 11 | it be hoped [modal v] [vb infin] | 31 |
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| 12 | it be i [modal v] [vb infin] | 30 |
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| 13 | it be i [modal v] [vb infin] | 30 |
|
| 14 | it be you [modal v] [vb infin] | 22 |
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| 15 | it be you [modal v] [vb infin] | 22 |
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| 16 | it be [adj] [modal v] [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 17 | it be he [modal v] [vb infin] | 9 |
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| 18 | it be he [modal v] [vb infin] | 8 |
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| 19 | it be [noun] [modal v] [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 20 | it be we [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 21 | it be it [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 22 | it be [noun sg] [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 23 | it be we [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 24 | it be it [modal v] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 25 | it be [unc] [modal v] [vb infin] | 5 |
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| 26 | it be [det] [modal v] [vb infin] | 5 |
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| 27 | it be that [modal v] [vb infin] | 5 |
|
| 28 | it be [no cls] [modal v] [vb infin] | 5 |
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| 29 | it be that [modal v] [vb infin] | 5 |
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| 30 | it be [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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