| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] may be [v-ing] [adv] | 92 |
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| 2 | [pron] may be [v-ing] [adv] | 58 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] may be [v-ing] [adv] | 46 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] may be [v-ing] [adv] | 44 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] may be [v-ing] [adv] | 36 |
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| 6 | you may be [v-ing] [adv] | 20 |
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| 7 | you may be [v-ing] [adv] | 20 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] may be [v-ing] [adv] | 7 |
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| 9 | we may be [v-ing] [adv] | 6 |
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| 10 | we may be [v-ing] [adv] | 6 |
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| 11 | i may be [v-ing] [adv] | 6 |
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| 12 | i may be [v-ing] [adv] | 6 |
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| 13 | [conj] may be [v-ing] [adv] | 6 |
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| 14 | [n mass] may be [v-ing] [adv] | 5 |
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| 15 | it may be [v-ing] [adv] | 5 |
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| 16 | it may be [v-ing] [adv] | 5 |
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| 17 | may [adv] be [v-ing] [adv] | 35 |
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| 18 | may [adv] be [v-ing] [adv] | 23 |
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| 19 | may not be [v-ing] [adv] | 12 |
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| 20 | may not be [v-ing] [adv] | 12 |
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| 21 | may [not/n't] be [v-ing] [adv] | 12 |
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| 22 | may well be [v-ing] [adv] | 7 |
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| 23 | may well be [v-ing] [adv] | 7 |
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| 24 | may now be [v-ing] [adv] | 5 |
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| 25 | may now be [v-ing] [adv] | 5 |
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| 26 | may be [prep] [v-ing] [adv] | 13 |
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| 27 | may be [prep] [v-ing] [adv] | 13 |
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| 28 | may be worth [v-ing] [adv] | 11 |
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| 29 | may be worth [v-ing] [adv] | 11 |
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| 30 | may be [vb pp] [v-ing] [adv] | 9 |
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