| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could not be [verb] [prep] | 894 |
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| 2 | could not [be] [verb] [prep] | 894 |
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| 3 | could not be [verb] [prep] | 894 |
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| 4 | could not [be] [verb] [prep] | 894 |
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| 5 | could not [verb] [verb] [prep] | 456 |
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| 6 | could not [vb infin] [verb] [prep] | 456 |
|
| 7 | could not have [verb] [prep] | 182 |
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| 8 | could not have [verb] [prep] | 182 |
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| 9 | could not [adv] [verb] [prep] | 174 |
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| 10 | could not [adv] [verb] [prep] | 174 |
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| 11 | could not help [verb] [prep] | 45 |
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| 12 | could not help [verb] [prep] | 45 |
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| 13 | could not even [verb] [prep] | 37 |
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| 14 | could not even [verb] [prep] | 37 |
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| 15 | could not possibly [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 16 | could not possibly [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 17 | could not bear [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 18 | could not bear [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 19 | could not afford [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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| 20 | could not afford [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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| 21 | could not [pron] [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 22 | could not [pers pn] [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 23 | could not get [verb] [prep] | 30 |
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| 24 | could not get [verb] [prep] | 30 |
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| 25 | could not really [verb] [prep] | 27 |
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| 26 | could not really [verb] [prep] | 27 |
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| 27 | could not stop [verb] [prep] | 25 |
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| 28 | could not stop [verb] [prep] | 25 |
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| 29 | could not you [verb] [prep] | 16 |
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| 30 | could not you [verb] [prep] | 16 |
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