| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 13769 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] could n't [vb infin] | 9159 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] could not [vb infin] | 4603 |
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| 4 | i could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 4339 |
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| 5 | he could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 3016 |
|
| 6 | she could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 2806 |
|
| 7 | they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 1267 |
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| 8 | you could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 1049 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] have | 989 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] see | 797 |
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| 11 | we could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 783 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] get | 753 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] believe | 514 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] do | 497 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] help | 470 |
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| 16 | it could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 469 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] find | 342 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] afford | 340 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] bear | 302 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] understand | 301 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] go | 273 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] tell | 270 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] remember | 256 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] stop | 213 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] make | 211 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] think | 202 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] take | 188 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] say | 178 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] stand | 171 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] imagine | 151 |
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