| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] could | 195 |
|
| 2 | was [adj] [pron] could | 183 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [pron] could | 119 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [det] [pron] could | 91 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] all [pron] could | 46 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] all [pron] could | 46 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adj] he could | 45 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adj] he could | 45 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adj] i could | 42 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adj] i could | 42 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adj] she could | 37 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adj] she could | 37 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] little [pron] could | 36 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] little [pron] could | 35 |
|
| 15 | were [adj] [pron] could | 30 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adj] they could | 28 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adj] they could | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] sure [pron] could | 26 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] sure [pron] could | 26 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adj] you could | 18 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adj] you could | 18 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adj] we could | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adj] we could | 14 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adj] it could | 11 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adj] it could | 11 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] confident [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] convinced [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] concerned [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] concerned [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] convinced [pron] could | 8 |
|
