No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | could [vb infin] [prep] [be] | 268 | |
2 | could [vb infin] [prep] be | 268 | |
3 | could [vb infin] to [be] | 155 | |
4 | could [vb infin] [prep] be | 149 | |
5 | could [vb infin] [prep] [be] | 149 | |
6 | could [vb infin] [prep] [was/were] | 85 | |
7 | could [vb infin] [prep] was | 81 | |
8 | could think [prep] [be] | 65 | |
9 | could [vb infin] of [be] | 51 | |
10 | could prove [prep] [be] | 36 | |
11 | could [vb infin] [prep] [being] | 27 | |
12 | could [vb infin] [prep] being | 27 | |
13 | could afford [prep] [be] | 22 | |
14 | could [vb infin] about [be] | 19 | |
15 | could expect [prep] [be] | 18 | |
16 | could hope [prep] [be] | 16 | |
17 | could do [prep] [be] | 14 | |
18 | could [vb infin] with [be] | 14 | |
19 | could claim [prep] [be] | 13 | |
20 | could [vb infin] for [be] | 11 | |
21 | could continue [prep] [be] | 9 | |
22 | could [vb infin] without [be] | 8 | |
23 | could fail [prep] [be] | 7 | |
24 | could [vb infin] [prep] is | 5 | |
25 | could learn [prep] [be] | 5 | |
26 | could pretend [prep] [be] | 5 | |
27 | could [vb infin] [prep] [is] | 5 |