| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 161 |
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| 2 | [verb] they could [not/n't] [vb infin] | 122 |
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| 3 | [verb] they could not [vb infin] | 120 |
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| 4 | [vb past] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 100 |
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| 5 | [verb] they could n't [vb infin] | 69 |
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| 6 | [verb] they could not [vb infin] | 51 |
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| 7 | say they could [adv] [vb infin] | 47 |
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| 8 | [verb] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 41 |
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| 9 | said they could [adv] [vb infin] | 35 |
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| 10 | [vb base] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 26 |
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| 11 | [verb] they could [adv] afford | 15 |
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| 12 | feel they could [adv] [vb infin] | 13 |
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| 13 | [verb] they could [adv] have | 13 |
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| 14 | think they could [adv] [vb infin] | 12 |
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| 15 | felt they could [adv] [vb infin] | 12 |
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| 16 | [verb] they could [adv] get | 11 |
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| 17 | [vb pp] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 11 |
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| 18 | [verb] they could [adv] do | 10 |
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| 19 | know they could [adv] [vb infin] | 9 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 9 |
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| 21 | thought they could [adv] [vb infin] | 8 |
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| 22 | find they could [adv] [vb infin] | 8 |
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| 23 | [vb infin] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 24 | [verb] they could [adv] see | 6 |
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| 25 | knew they could [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 26 | found they could [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 27 | [vb -s] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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| 28 | told they could [adv] [vb infin] | 5 |
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| 29 | [verb] they could only [vb infin] | 5 |
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| 30 | decide they could [adv] [vb infin] | 5 |
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