| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could [verb] [be] [verb] | 1297 |
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| 2 | could [verb] [be] [vb pp] | 1088 |
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| 3 | could [verb] [be] [art] | 475 |
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| 4 | could [verb] [be] [art] | 475 |
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| 5 | could [verb] [be] [adj] | 407 |
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| 6 | could [verb] [be] a | 310 |
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| 7 | could [verb] [be] [adv] | 282 |
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| 8 | could [verb] [be] a | 267 |
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| 9 | could [verb] [be] [adv] | 265 |
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| 10 | could [verb] [be] [noun] | 217 |
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| 11 | could [verb] [be] [adj] | 205 |
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| 12 | could [verb] [be] the | 147 |
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| 13 | could [verb] [be] the | 147 |
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| 14 | could [verb] [be] [noun sg] | 134 |
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| 15 | could [verb] [be] [prep] | 114 |
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| 16 | could [verb] [be] [prep] | 114 |
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| 17 | could [verb] [be] [pron] | 110 |
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| 18 | could [verb] [be] [v-ing] | 105 |
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| 19 | could [verb] [be] [adj -er] | 74 |
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| 20 | could [verb] [be] [det] | 74 |
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| 21 | could [verb] [be] [num] | 53 |
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| 22 | could [verb] [be] avoided | 52 |
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| 23 | could [verb] [be] avoid | 52 |
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| 24 | could [verb] [be] [noun prp] | 52 |
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| 25 | could [verb] [be] do | 50 |
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| 26 | could [verb] [be] [vb infin] | 50 |
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| 27 | could [verb] [be] use | 50 |
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| 28 | could [verb] [be] [to-vb] | 49 |
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| 29 | could [verb] [be] used | 48 |
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| 30 | could [verb] [be] in | 45 |
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