| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 52 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 42 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 35 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 35 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 10 |
|
| 6 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 9 |
|
| 7 | [det] [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 9 |
|
| 8 | there [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 9 | there [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 10 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 11 | that [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 6 |
|
| 12 | that [was/were] [adv] [pron] could | 6 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [pron] [adv] [pron] could | 44 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [indef pn] [adv] [pron] could | 43 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] nothing [adv] [pron] could | 34 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] nothing [adv] [pron] could | 34 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [art] [adv] [pron] could | 18 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [art] [adv] [pron] could | 18 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [pron] could | 17 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] the [adv] [pron] could | 16 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] the [adv] [pron] could | 16 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [pron] could | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adj] [adv] [pron] could | 11 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [pron] could | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [pron] could | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [det] [adv] [pron] could | 8 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] little [adv] [pron] could | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] little [adv] [pron] could | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [pron] could | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] nowhere [adv] [pron] could | 5 |
|
