| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could [adv] [vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] | 455 |
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| 2 | could not [verb] [verb] [pers pn] | 332 |
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| 3 | could [not/n't] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] | 332 |
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| 4 | could [adv] [verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] | 228 |
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| 5 | could [adv] have [verb] [pers pn] | 226 |
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| 6 | could [adv] have [verb] [pers pn] | 226 |
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| 7 | could n't [verb] [verb] [pers pn] | 213 |
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| 8 | could [adv] [verb] [verb] it | 176 |
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| 9 | could [adv] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] | 157 |
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| 10 | could [adv] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] | 123 |
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| 11 | could not [verb] [verb] [pers pn] | 119 |
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| 12 | could [adv] [verb] [verb] him | 86 |
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| 13 | could [adv] [verb] [v-ing] [pers pn] | 67 |
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| 14 | could [adv] [verb] [verb] her | 53 |
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| 15 | could [adv] [verb] [verb] them | 50 |
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| 16 | could [adv] afford [verb] [pers pn] | 44 |
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| 17 | could [adv] afford [verb] [pers pn] | 44 |
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| 18 | could [adv] bear [verb] [pers pn] | 39 |
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| 19 | could [adv] bear [verb] [pers pn] | 39 |
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| 20 | could [adv] [verb] do [pers pn] | 36 |
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| 21 | could [adv] [verb] [verb] me | 34 |
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| 22 | could [adv] [verb] see [pers pn] | 33 |
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| 23 | could [adv] [verb] done [pers pn] | 27 |
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| 24 | could [adv] [verb] [verb] you | 27 |
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| 25 | could [adv] help [verb] [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 26 | could [adv] help [verb] [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 27 | could [adv] [verb] to see [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 28 | could [adv] wait [verb] [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 29 | could [adv] wait [verb] [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 30 | could [adv] [verb] tell [pers pn] | 19 |
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