| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] could n't [vb infin] [det] | 573 |
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| 2 | i could [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] | 298 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] any | 250 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] that | 224 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] could not [vb infin] [det] | 200 |
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| 6 | she could [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] | 129 |
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| 7 | he could [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] | 119 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] do [det] | 117 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] this | 80 |
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| 10 | we could [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] | 74 |
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| 11 | they could [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] | 67 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] get [det] | 66 |
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| 13 | you could [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] | 64 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] see [det] | 50 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] find [det] | 38 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] all | 34 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] take [det] | 33 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] another | 28 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] much | 25 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] enough | 23 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] have [det] | 21 |
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| 22 | it could [not/n't] [vb infin] [det] | 21 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] such | 21 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] bear [det] | 20 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] more | 19 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] make [det] | 19 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] stand [det] | 17 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] afford [det] | 16 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] understand [det] | 15 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] could [not/n't] [vb infin] less | 14 |
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