| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could [adv] be [vb pp] [to-vb] | 336 |
|
| 2 | could [not/n't] be [verb] [to-vb] | 188 |
|
| 3 | could not be [verb] [to-vb] | 188 |
|
| 4 | could [adv] be [verb] [to-vb] | 151 |
|
| 5 | could not be [verb] [to-vb] | 130 |
|
| 6 | could [adv] be expected [to-vb] | 84 |
|
| 7 | could [adv] be expect [to-vb] | 84 |
|
| 8 | could n't be [verb] [to-vb] | 58 |
|
| 9 | could [adv] be bother [to-vb] | 44 |
|
| 10 | could [adv] be bothered [to-vb] | 44 |
|
| 11 | could [adv] be said [to-vb] | 35 |
|
| 12 | could [adv] be say [to-vb] | 35 |
|
| 13 | could [adv] be use [to-vb] | 35 |
|
| 14 | could [adv] be used [to-vb] | 35 |
|
| 15 | could [adv] be [verb] to have | 30 |
|
| 16 | could also be [verb] [to-vb] | 26 |
|
| 17 | could also be [verb] [to-vb] | 26 |
|
| 18 | could [adv] be allowed [to-vb] | 22 |
|
| 19 | could [adv] be allow [to-vb] | 22 |
|
| 20 | could reasonably be [verb] [to-vb] | 17 |
|
| 21 | could reasonably be [verb] [to-vb] | 17 |
|
| 22 | could [adv] be persuade [to-vb] | 15 |
|
| 23 | could [adv] be persuaded [to-vb] | 15 |
|
| 24 | could hardly be [verb] [to-vb] | 14 |
|
| 25 | could hardly be [verb] [to-vb] | 14 |
|
| 26 | could [adv] be made [to-vb] | 13 |
|
| 27 | could then be [verb] [to-vb] | 13 |
|
| 28 | could then be [verb] [to-vb] | 13 |
|
| 29 | could [adv] be make [to-vb] | 13 |
|
| 30 | could [adv] be trusted [to-vb] | 12 |
|
