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Instances of could for speaker VAL

84VAL+< but it's the best (.) that (.) anybody could experience in life +/.
  butbut.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR anybodyanybody.PRON couldcan.V.COND experienceexperience.N.SG inin.PREP lifelife.N.SG .
  
563VALIS [/] I could drop him off .
  Iname II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND dropdrop.N.SG himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S offoff.ADV .
  
1148VAL+" it's something that is needed so how could you fail ?
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES somethingsomething.PRON thatthat.DEM.FAR isis.V.3S.PRES neededneed.V.PASTPART soso.ADV howhow.ADV couldcan.V.COND youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP failfail.V.2SP.PRES ?
  
1303VALor we could make it less than what we spend .
  oror.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P couldcan.V.COND makemake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S lessless.ADV thanthan.CONJ whatwhat.REL wewe.PRON.SUB.1P spendspend.V.1P.PRES .
  

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