| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] could [adv] be | 910 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] could [adv] be | 910 |
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| 3 | it could [adv] be | 511 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] could only be | 136 |
|
| 5 | they could [adv] be | 134 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] could also be | 113 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] could well be | 106 |
|
| 8 | he could [adv] be | 100 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] could never be | 83 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] could still be | 61 |
|
| 11 | she could [adv] be | 58 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] could hardly be | 56 |
|
| 13 | you could [adv] be | 43 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] could even be | 35 |
|
| 15 | i could [adv] be | 29 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] could easily be | 27 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] could just be | 25 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] could soon be | 24 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] could possibly be | 23 |
|
| 20 | we could [adv] be | 19 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] could ever be | 16 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] could then be | 16 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] could scarcely be | 13 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] could therefore be | 12 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] could equally be | 11 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] could always be | 11 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] could almost be | 10 |
|
| 28 | them could [adv] be | 10 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] could certainly be | 10 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] could now be | 9 |
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