| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they could [verb] | 363 |
|
| 2 | [verb] they could [vb infin] | 363 |
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| 3 | [vb past] they could [verb] | 182 |
|
| 4 | think they could [verb] | 90 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] they could [verb] | 64 |
|
| 6 | [verb] they could have | 53 |
|
| 7 | say they could [verb] | 45 |
|
| 8 | [verb] they could have | 44 |
|
| 9 | thought they could [verb] | 44 |
|
| 10 | [vb pp] they could [verb] | 35 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] they could [verb] | 33 |
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| 12 | [verb] they could do | 32 |
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| 13 | [verb] they could do | 32 |
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| 14 | said they could [verb] | 31 |
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| 15 | feel they could [verb] | 31 |
|
| 16 | [verb] they could get | 25 |
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| 17 | [verb] they could get | 25 |
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| 18 | felt they could [verb] | 24 |
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| 19 | believe they could [verb] | 20 |
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| 20 | know they could [verb] | 20 |
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| 21 | think they could [verb] | 19 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] they could [verb] | 18 |
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| 23 | find they could [verb] | 17 |
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| 24 | [vb -s] they could [verb] | 16 |
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| 25 | [to-vb] they could [verb] | 15 |
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| 26 | found they could [verb] | 14 |
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| 27 | wish they could [verb] | 13 |
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| 28 | mean they could [verb] | 13 |
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| 29 | think they could [verb] | 12 |
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| 30 | suppose they could [verb] | 10 |
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