| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could [vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] | 1068 |
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| 2 | could have [verb] [pers pn] | 876 |
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| 3 | could [verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] | 871 |
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| 4 | could have [verb] [pers pn] | 821 |
|
| 5 | could [verb] [verb] it | 366 |
|
| 6 | could [verb] [verb] him | 211 |
|
| 7 | could [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] | 143 |
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| 8 | could [verb] [verb] her | 122 |
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| 9 | could [verb] [verb] them | 104 |
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| 10 | could [verb] [verb] me | 102 |
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| 11 | could [verb] [verb] you | 88 |
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| 12 | could [verb] do [pers pn] | 63 |
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| 13 | could [verb] done [pers pn] | 61 |
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| 14 | could [verb] tell [pers pn] | 57 |
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| 15 | could [verb] told [pers pn] | 55 |
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| 16 | could 've [verb] [pers pn] | 55 |
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| 17 | could do [verb] [pers pn] | 42 |
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| 18 | could do [verb] [pers pn] | 42 |
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| 19 | could [verb] give [pers pn] | 35 |
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| 20 | could [verb] [v-ing] [pers pn] | 33 |
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| 21 | could [verb] see [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 22 | could [verb] given [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 23 | could [verb] [verb] us | 32 |
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| 24 | could [verb] make [pers pn] | 29 |
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| 25 | could [verb] kill [pers pn] | 28 |
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| 26 | could [verb] killed [pers pn] | 28 |
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| 27 | could [verb] take [pers pn] | 27 |
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| 28 | could [verb] get [pers pn] | 27 |
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| 29 | could [verb] seen [pers pn] | 25 |
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| 30 | could afford [verb] [pers pn] | 24 |
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