| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] could [adv] be [verb] | 699 |
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| 2 | [pron] could [adv] be [vb pp] | 663 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] could [adv] be [verb] | 437 |
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| 4 | it could [adv] be [verb] | 246 |
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| 5 | it could [adv] be [verb] | 246 |
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| 6 | [Wh det] could [adv] be [verb] | 203 |
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| 7 | which could [adv] be [verb] | 180 |
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| 8 | which could [adv] be [verb] | 180 |
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| 9 | [pron] could only be [verb] | 125 |
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| 10 | they could [adv] be [verb] | 99 |
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| 11 | they could [adv] be [verb] | 94 |
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| 12 | [pron] could also be [verb] | 73 |
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| 13 | [pron] could then be [verb] | 45 |
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| 14 | he could [adv] be [verb] | 44 |
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| 15 | he could [adv] be [verb] | 42 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] could [adv] be [verb] | 38 |
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| 17 | [pron] could never be [verb] | 38 |
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| 18 | [pron] could [adv] be argued | 37 |
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| 19 | who could [adv] be [verb] | 37 |
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| 20 | [pron] could [adv] be argue | 37 |
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| 21 | who could [adv] be [verb] | 37 |
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| 22 | [pron] could easily be [verb] | 36 |
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| 23 | [pron] could hardly be [verb] | 35 |
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| 24 | [pron] could well be [verb] | 35 |
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| 25 | [pron] could still be [verb] | 35 |
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| 26 | [pron] could [adv] be [v-ing] | 33 |
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| 27 | [pron] could [adv] be described | 31 |
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| 28 | [pron] could [adv] be used | 31 |
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| 29 | [pron] could [adv] be use | 31 |
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| 30 | [pron] could [adv] be describe | 31 |
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