| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] could [adv] | 25089 |
|
| 2 | [pron] could [not/n't] | 17946 |
|
| 3 | [pron] could not | 17937 |
|
| 4 | [pron] could n't | 11544 |
|
| 5 | [pron] could [adv] | 9407 |
|
| 6 | i could [adv] | 6586 |
|
| 7 | i could [adv] | 6574 |
|
| 8 | [pron] could not | 6393 |
|
| 9 | he could [adv] | 5038 |
|
| 10 | he could [adv] | 5030 |
|
| 11 | she could [adv] | 4516 |
|
| 12 | she could [adv] | 4510 |
|
| 13 | you could [adv] | 2630 |
|
| 14 | you could [adv] | 2629 |
|
| 15 | they could [adv] | 2522 |
|
| 16 | they could [adv] | 2471 |
|
| 17 | it could [adv] | 2124 |
|
| 18 | it could [adv] | 2124 |
|
| 19 | we could [adv] | 1659 |
|
| 20 | we could [adv] | 1644 |
|
| 21 | [pron] could only | 931 |
|
| 22 | [pron] could only | 931 |
|
| 23 | [pron] could never | 870 |
|
| 24 | [pron] could never | 870 |
|
| 25 | [Wh det] could [adv] | 815 |
|
| 26 | which could [adv] | 729 |
|
| 27 | which could [adv] | 729 |
|
| 28 | [pron] could hardly | 708 |
|
| 29 | [pron] could hardly | 708 |
|
| 30 | [pron] could just | 690 |
|
