| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [conj] [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] | 77 |
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| 2 | [vb past] that [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 65 |
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| 3 | [vb past] that [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 65 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [that] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 65 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [conj] he could [adv] [vb infin] | 22 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [conj] he could [adv] [vb infin] | 22 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [subord] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 15 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [conj] she could [adv] [vb infin] | 14 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [conj] she could [adv] [vb infin] | 14 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [conj] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 12 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [conj] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 12 |
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| 12 | [vb past] if [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 11 |
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| 13 | knew [conj] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 11 |
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| 14 | [vb past] if [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 11 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [conj] i could [adv] [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [conj] i could [adv] [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] could only [vb infin] | 9 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] could never [vb infin] | 9 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] could [adv] have | 9 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [conj] you could [adv] [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 21 | meant [conj] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] could still [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 23 | thought [conj] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [conj] [indef pn] could [adv] [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [conj] you could [adv] [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] could possibly [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 27 | said [conj] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 28 | felt [conj] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [conj] we could [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [conj] we could [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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