| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] could hardly be [verb] | 48 |
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| 2 | [pron] could hardly be [verb] | 35 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] could hardly be [verb] | 29 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] could hardly be [verb] | 29 |
|
| 5 | it could hardly be [verb] | 15 |
|
| 6 | it could hardly be [verb] | 15 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] could hardly be [verb] | 11 |
|
| 8 | [conj] could hardly be [verb] | 9 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] could hardly be [verb] | 8 |
|
| 10 | [adj] could hardly be [verb] | 8 |
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| 11 | and could hardly be [verb] | 6 |
|
| 12 | [coord] could hardly be [verb] | 6 |
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| 13 | they could hardly be [verb] | 6 |
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| 14 | and could hardly be [verb] | 6 |
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| 15 | they could hardly be [verb] | 6 |
|
| 16 | [det] could hardly be [verb] | 5 |
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| 17 | he could hardly be [verb] | 5 |
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| 18 | could hardly be [verb] [verb] | 15 |
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| 19 | could hardly be [vb pp] [verb] | 15 |
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| 20 | could hardly be expected [verb] | 8 |
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| 21 | could hardly be expect [verb] | 8 |
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| 22 | could hardly be [verb] [prep] | 43 |
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| 23 | could hardly be [verb] [prep] | 43 |
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| 24 | could hardly be [verb] [conj] | 17 |
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| 25 | could hardly be [verb] as | 16 |
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| 26 | could hardly be [verb] as | 16 |
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| 27 | could hardly be [verb] [verb] | 15 |
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| 28 | could hardly be [verb] [to-vb] | 14 |
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| 29 | could hardly be [verb] [art] | 12 |
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| 30 | could hardly be [verb] [art] | 12 |
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