No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [vb past] they could [adv] [vb infin] | 100 | |
2 | [vb past] they could [adv] [verb] | 99 | |
3 | [vb past] they could [not/n't] [verb] | 78 | |
4 | [vb past] they could not [verb] | 78 | |
5 | [vb past] they could n't [verb] | 39 | |
6 | [vb past] they could not [verb] | 39 | |
7 | said they could [adv] [verb] | 35 | |
8 | [vb past] they could [adv] [verb] | 22 | |
9 | felt they could [adv] [verb] | 12 | |
10 | [vb past] they could [adv] afford | 12 | |
11 | [vb past] they could [adv] afford | 12 | |
12 | thought they could [adv] [verb] | 8 | |
13 | knew they could [adv] [verb] | 6 | |
14 | [vb past] they could [adv] get | 6 | |
15 | [vb past] they could [adv] get | 6 | |
16 | found they could [adv] [verb] | 6 | |
17 | [vb past] they could only [verb] | 5 | |
18 | [vb past] they could [adv] see | 5 | |
19 | [vb past] they could [adv] see | 5 | |
20 | decided they could [adv] [verb] | 5 | |
21 | [vb past] they could only [verb] | 5 |