| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] but they could | 28 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] but they could | 18 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] but they could | 9 |
|
| 4 | [verb] but they could | 6 |
|
| 5 | but [adv] they could | 15 |
|
| 6 | but [adv] they could | 15 |
|
| 7 | but [conj] they could | 12 |
|
| 8 | but [subord] they could | 9 |
|
| 9 | but [pron] they could | 7 |
|
| 10 | but [Wh det] they could | 6 |
|
| 11 | but before they could | 5 |
|
| 12 | but before they could | 5 |
|
| 13 | but they [adv] could | 6 |
|
| 14 | but they [adv] could | 6 |
|
| 15 | but they could [adv] | 128 |
|
| 16 | but they could [not/n't] | 89 |
|
| 17 | but they could not | 89 |
|
| 18 | but they could [verb] | 60 |
|
| 19 | but they could [vb infin] | 60 |
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| 20 | but they could not | 46 |
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| 21 | but they could n't | 43 |
|
| 22 | but they could [adv] | 39 |
|
| 23 | but they could be | 21 |
|
| 24 | but they could be | 21 |
|
| 25 | but they could [be] | 21 |
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| 26 | but they could [be] | 21 |
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| 27 | but they could have | 17 |
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| 28 | but they could have | 14 |
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| 29 | but they could still | 8 |
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| 30 | but they could still | 8 |
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