| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it could [adv] be [verb] | 246 |
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| 2 | it could [adv] be [vb pp] | 239 |
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| 3 | it could also be [verb] | 46 |
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| 4 | it could only be [verb] | 43 |
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| 5 | it could [adv] be argue | 37 |
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| 6 | it could [adv] be argued | 37 |
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| 7 | it could [adv] be said | 19 |
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| 8 | it could [adv] be say | 19 |
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| 9 | it could well be [verb] | 18 |
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| 10 | it could hardly be [verb] | 15 |
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| 11 | it could [adv] be used | 12 |
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| 12 | it could [adv] be use | 12 |
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| 13 | it could still be [verb] | 11 |
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| 14 | it could easily be [verb] | 11 |
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| 15 | it could never be [verb] | 10 |
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| 16 | it could [adv] be call | 9 |
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| 17 | it could [adv] be do | 9 |
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| 18 | it could [adv] be called | 9 |
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| 19 | it could [adv] be describe | 8 |
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| 20 | it could [adv] be described | 8 |
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| 21 | it could [adv] be done | 8 |
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| 22 | it could equally be [verb] | 7 |
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| 23 | it could [adv] be see | 7 |
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| 24 | it could even be [verb] | 7 |
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| 25 | it could [adv] be seen | 7 |
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| 26 | it could [adv] be regard | 6 |
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| 27 | it could [adv] be regarded | 6 |
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| 28 | it could now be [verb] | 6 |
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| 29 | it could scarcely be [verb] | 6 |
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| 30 | it could reasonably be [verb] | 5 |
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