| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could [not/n't] be [verb] | 2288 |
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| 2 | could [not/n't] [be] [verb] | 2288 |
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| 3 | could [not/n't] [be] [vb pp] | 2250 |
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| 4 | could not [be] [verb] | 1911 |
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| 5 | could n't [be] [verb] | 377 |
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| 6 | could [not/n't] [be] bothered | 84 |
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| 7 | could [not/n't] [be] bother | 84 |
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| 8 | could [not/n't] [be] said | 64 |
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| 9 | could [not/n't] [be] say | 64 |
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| 10 | could [not/n't] [be] expected | 62 |
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| 11 | could [not/n't] [be] expect | 62 |
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| 12 | could [not/n't] [be] use | 52 |
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| 13 | could [not/n't] [be] used | 52 |
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| 14 | could [not/n't] [be] do | 50 |
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| 15 | could [not/n't] [be] done | 47 |
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| 16 | could [not/n't] [be] found | 39 |
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| 17 | could [not/n't] [be] find | 39 |
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| 18 | could [not/n't] [be] ignored | 38 |
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| 19 | could [not/n't] [be] ignore | 38 |
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| 20 | could [not/n't] [be] see | 38 |
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| 21 | could [not/n't] [be] seen | 38 |
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| 22 | could [not/n't] [be] [v-ing] | 36 |
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| 23 | could [not/n't] [be] made | 34 |
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| 24 | could [not/n't] [be] make | 34 |
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| 25 | could [not/n't] [be] trust | 29 |
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| 26 | could [not/n't] [be] trusted | 29 |
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| 27 | could [not/n't] [be] justify | 26 |
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| 28 | could [not/n't] [be] justified | 26 |
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| 29 | could [not/n't] [be] described | 25 |
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| 30 | could [not/n't] [be] achieve | 25 |
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