| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 277 |
|
| 2 | [ex0] [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 247 |
|
| 3 | there [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 247 |
|
| 4 | there [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 247 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 29 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 28 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 28 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 16 |
|
| 9 | [adj] [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 16 |
|
| 10 | [det] [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 15 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 11 |
|
| 12 | that [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 13 | that [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 14 | this [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 7 |
|
| 15 | this [was/were] [pron] [pron] could | 7 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [pron] [pron] could | 33 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] not [pron] [pron] could | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [not/n't] [pron] [pron] could | 20 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [pron] could | 14 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [pron] could | 14 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [art] [pron] [pron] could | 13 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [art] [pron] [pron] could | 13 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [pron] [pron] could | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] n't [pron] [pron] could | 11 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [pron] [pron] [pron] could | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] not [pron] [pron] could | 9 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] the [pron] [pron] could | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] the [pron] [pron] could | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] do [pron] [pron] could | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] doing [pron] [pron] could | 7 |
|
