| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] they could | 327 |
|
| 2 | think they could | 117 |
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| 3 | [vb base] they could | 114 |
|
| 4 | say they could | 105 |
|
| 5 | said they could | 71 |
|
| 6 | thought they could | 59 |
|
| 7 | feel they could | 56 |
|
| 8 | [vb pp] they could | 55 |
|
| 9 | [vb infin] they could | 49 |
|
| 10 | felt they could | 45 |
|
| 11 | know they could | 34 |
|
| 12 | believe they could | 32 |
|
| 13 | [v-ing] they could | 31 |
|
| 14 | [vb -s] they could | 29 |
|
| 15 | mean they could | 26 |
|
| 16 | find they could | 25 |
|
| 17 | think they could | 24 |
|
| 18 | [to-vb] they could | 24 |
|
| 19 | knew they could | 20 |
|
| 20 | found they could | 20 |
|
| 21 | think they could | 16 |
|
| 22 | wish they could | 15 |
|
| 23 | decide they could | 13 |
|
| 24 | believed they could | 13 |
|
| 25 | suppose they could | 13 |
|
| 26 | tell they could | 12 |
|
| 27 | told they could | 12 |
|
| 28 | say they could | 12 |
|
| 29 | suppose they could | 11 |
|
| 30 | decided they could | 11 |
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