| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 483 |
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| 2 | [subord] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 188 |
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| 3 | that they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 162 |
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| 4 | that they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 162 |
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| 5 | [that] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 162 |
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| 6 | [coord] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 133 |
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| 7 | [verb] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 122 |
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| 8 | [noun] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 103 |
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| 9 | [adv] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 85 |
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| 10 | [vb past] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 78 |
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| 11 | but they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 68 |
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| 12 | because they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 68 |
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| 13 | because they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 68 |
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| 14 | but they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 68 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 66 |
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| 16 | and they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 61 |
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| 17 | and they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 61 |
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| 18 | [adv] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 57 |
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| 19 | [pron] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 53 |
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| 20 | if they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 44 |
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| 21 | if they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 44 |
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| 22 | say they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 40 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 38 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 34 |
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| 25 | said they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 32 |
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| 26 | which they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 29 |
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| 27 | which they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 29 |
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| 28 | [Wh adv] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 23 |
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| 29 | so they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 18 |
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| 30 | so they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 18 |
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