No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [vb past] [pers pn] could | 2608 | |
2 | [vb past] he could | 684 | |
3 | [vb past] he could | 683 | |
4 | said [pron] could | 591 | |
5 | [vb past] i could | 536 | |
6 | [vb past] i could | 535 | |
7 | [vb past] she could | 506 | |
8 | [vb past] she could | 506 | |
9 | thought [pron] could | 482 | |
10 | [vb past] they could | 330 | |
11 | [vb past] they could | 327 | |
12 | knew [pron] could | 319 | |
13 | felt [pron] could | 250 | |
14 | [vb past] it could | 231 | |
15 | [vb past] it could | 231 | |
16 | wished [pron] could | 164 | |
17 | [vb past] you could | 162 | |
18 | [vb past] you could | 162 | |
19 | [vb past] we could | 157 | |
20 | [vb past] we could | 157 | |
21 | found [pron] could | 117 | |
22 | meant [pron] could | 79 | |
23 | believed [pron] could | 61 | |
24 | decided [pron] could | 54 | |
25 | [vb past] [Wh det] could | 39 | |
26 | [vb past] what could | 35 | |
27 | [vb past] what could | 35 | |
28 | realised [pron] could | 33 | |
29 | [vb past] there could | 26 | |
30 | [vb past] there could | 26 |