| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it could [adv] [be] [vb pp] | 239 |
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| 2 | it could [adv] be [vb pp] | 239 |
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| 3 | it could [adv] be [vb pp] | 239 |
|
| 4 | it could also [be] [vb pp] | 46 |
|
| 5 | it could only [be] [vb pp] | 40 |
|
| 6 | it could [adv] [be] argued | 37 |
|
| 7 | it could [adv] [be] said | 19 |
|
| 8 | it could well [be] [vb pp] | 17 |
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| 9 | it could hardly [be] [vb pp] | 15 |
|
| 10 | it could [adv] [be] used | 12 |
|
| 11 | it could easily [be] [vb pp] | 11 |
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| 12 | it could never [be] [vb pp] | 10 |
|
| 13 | it could still [be] [vb pp] | 10 |
|
| 14 | it could [adv] [be] called | 9 |
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| 15 | it could [adv] [be] done | 8 |
|
| 16 | it could [adv] [be] described | 8 |
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| 17 | it could equally [be] [vb pp] | 7 |
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| 18 | it could even [be] [vb pp] | 7 |
|
| 19 | it could [adv] [be] seen | 7 |
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| 20 | it could [adv] [be] regarded | 6 |
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| 21 | it could now [be] [vb pp] | 6 |
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| 22 | it could scarcely [be] [vb pp] | 6 |
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| 23 | it could therefore [be] [vb pp] | 5 |
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| 24 | it could reasonably [be] [vb pp] | 5 |
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