| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [noun] | 869 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [noun sg] | 667 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adj] | 481 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adj] | 226 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [num ord] | 169 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [noun pl] | 118 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the first | 116 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the first | 116 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [noun prp] | 77 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [num] | 44 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the second | 24 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the second | 24 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [det] | 23 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the purpose | 19 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the same | 16 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the same | 16 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adv] | 15 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the benefit | 15 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adv] | 15 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the purpose | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the benefit | 15 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the following | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the following | 14 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the job | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the job | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adj -est] | 12 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the presence | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the presence | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the duration | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the duration | 10 |
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