| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] could [not/n't] be [verb] | 669 |
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| 2 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] [vb pp] | 649 |
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| 3 | [pron] could not [be] [verb] | 473 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 461 |
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| 5 | [pron] could n't [be] [verb] | 196 |
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| 6 | it could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 177 |
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| 7 | it could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 177 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 158 |
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| 9 | which could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 146 |
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| 10 | which could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 146 |
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| 11 | they could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 98 |
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| 12 | they could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 94 |
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| 13 | he could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 89 |
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| 14 | he could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 89 |
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| 15 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] bother | 46 |
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| 16 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] bothered | 46 |
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| 17 | who could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 42 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 42 |
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| 19 | who could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 42 |
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| 20 | she could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 37 |
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| 21 | i could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 37 |
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| 22 | she could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 37 |
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| 23 | i could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 37 |
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| 24 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] do | 29 |
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| 25 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] done | 26 |
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| 26 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] said | 23 |
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| 27 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] say | 23 |
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| 28 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] see | 22 |
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| 29 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] seen | 22 |
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| 30 | [pron] could [not/n't] [be] expect | 22 |
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