| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they could [vb infin] | 363 |
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| 2 | [vb past] they could [vb infin] | 182 |
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| 3 | think they could [vb infin] | 90 |
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| 4 | [vb base] they could [vb infin] | 64 |
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| 5 | say they could [vb infin] | 45 |
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| 6 | [verb] they could have | 44 |
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| 7 | thought they could [vb infin] | 44 |
|
| 8 | [vb pp] they could [vb infin] | 35 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] they could [vb infin] | 33 |
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| 10 | [verb] they could do | 32 |
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| 11 | said they could [vb infin] | 31 |
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| 12 | feel they could [vb infin] | 31 |
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| 13 | [verb] they could get | 25 |
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| 14 | felt they could [vb infin] | 24 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] they could [vb infin] | 21 |
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| 16 | know they could [vb infin] | 20 |
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| 17 | believe they could [vb infin] | 20 |
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| 18 | think they could [vb infin] | 19 |
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| 19 | find they could [vb infin] | 17 |
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| 20 | [vb -s] they could [vb infin] | 16 |
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| 21 | [to-vb] they could [vb infin] | 16 |
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| 22 | found they could [vb infin] | 14 |
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| 23 | mean they could [vb infin] | 13 |
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| 24 | wish they could [vb infin] | 13 |
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| 25 | think they could [vb infin] | 12 |
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| 26 | believed they could [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 27 | knew they could [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 28 | suppose they could [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 29 | thought they could [vb infin] | 9 |
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| 30 | [verb] they could 've | 9 |
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