| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could [vb infin] [verb] a | 396 |
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| 2 | could [verb] [vb pp] a | 290 |
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| 3 | could have [verb] a | 289 |
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| 4 | could have [verb] a | 273 |
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| 5 | could [verb] [to-vb] a | 70 |
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| 6 | could [verb] have a | 67 |
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| 7 | could [verb] had a | 60 |
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| 8 | could [verb] make a | 38 |
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| 9 | could [verb] made a | 33 |
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| 10 | could [verb] [v-ing] a | 24 |
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| 11 | could afford [verb] a | 17 |
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| 12 | could afford [verb] a | 17 |
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| 13 | could 've [verb] a | 16 |
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| 14 | could [verb] take a | 16 |
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| 15 | could [verb] get a | 12 |
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| 16 | could [verb] got a | 11 |
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| 17 | could [verb] do a | 11 |
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| 18 | could [verb] hear a | 10 |
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| 19 | could [verb] provide a | 10 |
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| 20 | could [verb] heard a | 10 |
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| 21 | could [verb] done a | 10 |
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| 22 | could [verb] [vb infin] a | 9 |
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| 23 | could [verb] give a | 9 |
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| 24 | could help [verb] a | 8 |
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| 25 | could expect [verb] a | 8 |
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| 26 | could help [verb] a | 8 |
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| 27 | could [verb] taken a | 8 |
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| 28 | could expect [verb] a | 8 |
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| 29 | could [verb] to take a | 6 |
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| 30 | could [verb] given a | 6 |
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