| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could have been [verb] [prep] | 535 |
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| 2 | could have been [v-ing] [prep] | 29 |
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| 3 | [vb mod] have been talking [prep] | 11 |
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| 4 | [modal v] have been talking [prep] | 11 |
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| 5 | could [vb infin] been talking [prep] | 6 |
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| 6 | could have been talking [prep] | 6 |
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| 7 | could [verb] been talking [prep] | 6 |
|
| 8 | could have [be] talking [prep] | 5 |
|
| 9 | could have [been] talking [prep] | 5 |
|
| 10 | could have be talking [prep] | 5 |
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| 11 | could have been talking [prep] | 5 |
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| 12 | could have been talk [prep] | 5 |
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