| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could not [adv] [vb infin] | 1454 |
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| 2 | could n't [adv] [vb infin] | 841 |
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| 3 | could not [adv] [vb infin] | 613 |
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| 4 | could not even [vb infin] | 341 |
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| 5 | could not possibly [vb infin] | 256 |
|
| 6 | could not quite [vb infin] | 168 |
|
| 7 | could not really [vb infin] | 154 |
|
| 8 | could not [adv] have | 153 |
|
| 9 | could not [adv] see | 79 |
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| 10 | could not just [vb infin] | 67 |
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| 11 | could not [adv] get | 51 |
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| 12 | could not only [vb infin] | 34 |
|
| 13 | could not actually [vb infin] | 30 |
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| 14 | could not [adv] remember | 30 |
|
| 15 | could not [adv] say | 29 |
|
| 16 | could not easily [vb infin] | 29 |
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| 17 | could not [adv] believe | 27 |
|
| 18 | could not [adv] tell | 25 |
|
| 19 | could not always [vb infin] | 25 |
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| 20 | could not [adv] go | 25 |
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| 21 | could not [adv] do | 24 |
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| 22 | could not [adv] afford | 24 |
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| 23 | could not [adv] make | 22 |
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| 24 | could not [adv] understand | 22 |
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| 25 | could not reasonably [vb infin] | 21 |
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| 26 | could not [adv] begin | 21 |
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| 27 | could not [adv] take | 19 |
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| 28 | could not simply [vb infin] | 19 |
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| 29 | could not now [vb infin] | 19 |
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| 30 | could not otherwise [vb infin] | 18 |
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