| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could [not/n't] [vb infin] [pron] [vb past] | 100 |
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| 2 | could n't [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 69 |
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| 3 | could [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 61 |
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| 4 | could [not/n't] [verb] [pron] had | 41 |
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| 5 | could [not/n't] believe [pron] [vb past] | 40 |
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| 6 | could [not/n't] believe [pron] [vb past] | 40 |
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| 7 | could [not/n't] [verb] what [vb past] | 31 |
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| 8 | could not [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 31 |
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| 9 | could [not/n't] [verb] [Wh det] [vb past] | 31 |
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| 10 | could [not/n't] [verb] what [vb past] | 31 |
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| 11 | could [not/n't] [verb] she [vb past] | 15 |
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| 12 | could [not/n't] [verb] he [vb past] | 15 |
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| 13 | could [not/n't] [verb] she [vb past] | 14 |
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| 14 | could [not/n't] [verb] he [vb past] | 14 |
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| 15 | could [not/n't] [verb] i [vb past] | 11 |
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| 16 | could [not/n't] [verb] i [vb past] | 11 |
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| 17 | could [not/n't] see [pron] [vb past] | 10 |
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| 18 | could [not/n't] see [pron] [vb past] | 10 |
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| 19 | could [not/n't] [verb] [pron] 'd | 9 |
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| 20 | could [not/n't] understand [pron] [vb past] | 7 |
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| 21 | could [not/n't] understand [pron] [vb past] | 7 |
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| 22 | could [not/n't] [verb] it [vb past] | 7 |
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| 23 | could [not/n't] [verb] it [vb past] | 7 |
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| 24 | could [not/n't] say [pron] [vb past] | 5 |
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| 25 | could [not/n't] [verb] they [vb past] | 5 |
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| 26 | could [not/n't] say [pron] [vb past] | 5 |
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| 27 | could [not/n't] [verb] [pron] happened | 5 |
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| 28 | could [not/n't] [verb] they [vb past] | 5 |
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| 29 | could [not/n't] [verb] you [vb past] | 5 |
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| 30 | could [not/n't] think [pron] [vb past] | 5 |
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