| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] could [adv] be | 1779 |
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| 2 | [noun] could [adv] be | 1779 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] could [adv] be | 1086 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] could [adv] be | 509 |
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| 5 | [noun] could only be | 302 |
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| 6 | [noun] could also be | 223 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] could [adv] be | 148 |
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| 8 | [noun] could well be | 117 |
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| 9 | [noun] could still be | 96 |
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| 10 | [noun] could then be | 93 |
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| 11 | [noun] could hardly be | 84 |
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| 12 | [noun] could never be | 79 |
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| 13 | [noun] could easily be | 78 |
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| 14 | [noun] could soon be | 70 |
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| 15 | [noun] could now be | 47 |
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| 16 | [noun] could ever be | 37 |
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| 17 | [noun] could possibly be | 35 |
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| 18 | [n mass] could [adv] be | 30 |
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| 19 | [noun] could best be | 27 |
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| 20 | [noun] could therefore be | 26 |
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| 21 | [noun] could perhaps be | 21 |
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| 22 | [noun] could probably be | 20 |
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| 23 | [noun] could simply be | 19 |
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| 24 | [noun] could just be | 19 |
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| 25 | [noun] could always be | 17 |
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| 26 | [noun] could often be | 16 |
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| 27 | [noun] could conceivably be | 16 |
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| 28 | [noun] could properly be | 15 |
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| 29 | [noun] could thus be | 15 |
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| 30 | [noun] could even be | 15 |
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