| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] could [adv] | 572 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] could [adv] | 532 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pron] could [adv] | 242 |
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| 4 | [vb base] [pron] could [adv] | 149 |
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| 5 | think [pron] could [adv] | 138 |
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| 6 | [verb] he could [adv] | 112 |
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| 7 | [verb] he could [adv] | 111 |
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| 8 | [verb] i could [adv] | 93 |
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| 9 | [verb] i could [adv] | 93 |
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| 10 | [verb] you could [adv] | 89 |
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| 11 | [verb] you could [adv] | 89 |
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| 12 | [verb] she could [adv] | 81 |
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| 13 | [verb] she could [adv] | 81 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pron] could never | 75 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [pron] could [adv] | 59 |
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| 16 | [verb] it could [adv] | 57 |
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| 17 | know [pron] could [adv] | 57 |
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| 18 | [verb] it could [adv] | 57 |
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| 19 | [verb] they could [adv] | 56 |
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| 20 | [verb] they could [adv] | 56 |
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| 21 | thought [pron] could [adv] | 53 |
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| 22 | say [pron] could [adv] | 51 |
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| 23 | [verb] [pron] could just | 49 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pron] could only | 46 |
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| 25 | [verb] we could [adv] | 44 |
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| 26 | [verb] we could [adv] | 44 |
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| 27 | think [pron] could [adv] | 43 |
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| 28 | [vb pp] [pron] could [adv] | 38 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] [pron] could [adv] | 37 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pron] could still | 35 |
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