| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [v-ing] for a [noun] | 967 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] for a [noun sg] | 929 |
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| 3 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] | 597 |
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| 4 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] | 502 |
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| 5 | be [v-ing] for a new | 63 |
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| 6 | be [v-ing] for a new | 63 |
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| 7 | be [v-ing] for a [adv] | 46 |
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| 8 | be [v-ing] for a [adv] | 46 |
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| 9 | be [v-ing] for a long | 41 |
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| 10 | be [v-ing] for a long | 39 |
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| 11 | be [v-ing] for a job | 36 |
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| 12 | be [v-ing] for a job | 36 |
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| 13 | be [v-ing] for a [adj -er] | 32 |
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| 14 | be [v-ing] for a walk | 29 |
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| 15 | be [v-ing] for a walk | 29 |
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| 16 | be [v-ing] for a [num] | 26 |
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| 17 | be [v-ing] for a good | 24 |
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| 18 | be [v-ing] for a good | 21 |
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| 19 | be [v-ing] for a [det] | 19 |
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| 20 | be [v-ing] for a few | 18 |
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| 21 | be [v-ing] for a [num ord] | 18 |
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| 22 | be [v-ing] for a few | 18 |
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| 23 | be [v-ing] for a change | 17 |
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| 24 | be [v-ing] for a change | 17 |
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| 25 | be [v-ing] for a [noun prp] | 17 |
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| 26 | be [v-ing] for a [n mass] | 17 |
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| 27 | be [v-ing] for a while | 14 |
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| 28 | be [v-ing] for a while | 14 |
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| 29 | be [v-ing] for a year | 13 |
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| 30 | be [v-ing] for a more | 13 |
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