| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] that [pron] could | 80 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] that [pers pn] could | 69 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] that [pron] could | 64 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [pron] could | 63 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] that they could | 25 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] that they could | 25 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] that he could | 16 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] that he could | 16 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] that [pron] could | 16 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] tell that [pron] could | 15 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] told that [pron] could | 15 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [pron] could | 12 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] that it could | 9 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] that it could | 9 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] that [indef pn] could | 9 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] that she could | 8 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] that she could | 8 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [to-vb] that [pron] could | 5 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] that i could | 5 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] that one could | 5 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] say that [pron] could | 5 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] hold that [pron] could | 5 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] held that [pron] could | 5 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] that i could | 5 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] that one could | 5 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] that we could | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] that we could | 5 |
|
