| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could only | 2149 |
|
| 2 | could never | 1347 |
|
| 3 | could hardly | 1179 |
|
| 4 | could also | 1162 |
|
| 5 | could well | 888 |
|
| 6 | could still | 843 |
|
| 7 | could just | 834 |
|
| 8 | could easily | 677 |
|
| 9 | could no | 541 |
|
| 10 | could possibly | 473 |
|
| 11 | could ever | 440 |
|
| 12 | could then | 438 |
|
| 13 | could always | 408 |
|
| 14 | could even | 391 |
|
| 15 | could now | 334 |
|
| 16 | could actually | 304 |
|
| 17 | could almost | 286 |
|
| 18 | could probably | 282 |
|
| 19 | could soon | 202 |
|
| 20 | could perhaps | 184 |
|
| 21 | could scarcely | 182 |
|
| 22 | could barely | 157 |
|
| 23 | could really | 154 |
|
| 24 | could reasonably | 144 |
|
| 25 | could therefore | 132 |
|
| 26 | could either | 117 |
|
| 27 | could certainly | 114 |
|
| 28 | could equally | 111 |
|
| 29 | could simply | 99 |
|
| 30 | could so | 98 |
|
