| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] [verb] | 72 |
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| 2 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] [verb] [vb pp] | 36 |
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| 3 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] have [verb] | 35 |
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| 4 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] have [verb] | 35 |
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| 5 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] [verb] [to-vb] | 30 |
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| 6 | than [pers pn] could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 19 |
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| 7 | [subord] [pers pn] could ever [verb] [verb] | 17 |
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| 8 | [subord] he could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 17 |
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| 9 | [subord] we could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 14 |
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| 10 | [subord] she could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 12 |
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| 11 | [subord] [pers pn] could possibly [verb] [verb] | 11 |
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| 12 | [subord] i could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 10 |
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| 13 | when [pers pn] could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 9 |
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| 14 | before [pers pn] could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 9 |
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| 15 | if [pers pn] could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 9 |
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| 16 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] hope [verb] | 9 |
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| 17 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] hope [verb] | 9 |
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| 18 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] afford [verb] | 8 |
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| 19 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] afford [verb] | 8 |
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| 20 | [subord] they could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 8 |
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| 21 | [subord] [pers pn] could even [verb] [verb] | 6 |
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| 22 | [subord] it could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 6 |
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| 23 | [subord] [pers pn] could hardly [verb] [verb] | 5 |
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| 24 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] begin [verb] | 5 |
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| 25 | [subord] you could [adv] [verb] [verb] | 5 |
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| 26 | [subord] [pers pn] could only [verb] [verb] | 5 |
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| 27 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] [verb] do | 5 |
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| 28 | [subord] [pers pn] could [adv] begin [verb] | 5 |
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| 29 | [subord] [pers pn] could easily [verb] [verb] | 5 |
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