| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | could not [adv] be [verb] | 194 |
|
| 2 | could not [adv] be [vb pp] | 184 |
|
| 3 | could not [adv] be [verb] | 169 |
|
| 4 | could not easily be [verb] | 31 |
|
| 5 | could not easily be [verb] | 31 |
|
| 6 | could n't [adv] be [verb] | 25 |
|
| 7 | could not possibly be [verb] | 23 |
|
| 8 | could not possibly be [verb] | 23 |
|
| 9 | could not even be [verb] | 16 |
|
| 10 | could not even be [verb] | 16 |
|
| 11 | could not really be [verb] | 14 |
|
| 12 | could not really be [verb] | 14 |
|
| 13 | could not reasonably be [verb] | 13 |
|
| 14 | could not reasonably be [verb] | 13 |
|
| 15 | could not [adv] be expect | 11 |
|
| 16 | could not [adv] be expected | 11 |
|
| 17 | could not [adv] be [v-ing] | 10 |
|
| 18 | could not [adv] be bother | 7 |
|
| 19 | could not [adv] be say | 6 |
|
| 20 | could not now be [verb] | 6 |
|
| 21 | could not [adv] be said | 6 |
|
| 22 | could not now be [verb] | 6 |
|
| 23 | could not [adv] be bothered | 6 |
|
| 24 | could not [adv] be called | 5 |
|
| 25 | could not [adv] be apply | 5 |
|
| 26 | could not simply be [verb] | 5 |
|
| 27 | could not [adv] be applied | 5 |
|
| 28 | could not [adv] be call | 5 |
|
| 29 | could not yet be [verb] | 5 |
|
| 30 | could not just be [verb] | 5 |
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