| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [v-ing] for | 391 |
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| 2 | [verb] looking for | 271 |
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| 3 | [vb base] [v-ing] for | 265 |
|
| 4 | [vb pp] [v-ing] for | 264 |
|
| 5 | [vb infin] [v-ing] for | 230 |
|
| 6 | [to-vb] [v-ing] for | 221 |
|
| 7 | start [v-ing] for | 189 |
|
| 8 | go [v-ing] for | 141 |
|
| 9 | keep [v-ing] for | 129 |
|
| 10 | [verb] waiting for | 118 |
|
| 11 | [vb -s] [v-ing] for | 97 |
|
| 12 | [verb] working for | 81 |
|
| 13 | come [v-ing] for | 74 |
|
| 14 | begin [v-ing] for | 66 |
|
| 15 | stop [v-ing] for | 64 |
|
| 16 | started [v-ing] for | 62 |
|
| 17 | [verb] going for | 53 |
|
| 18 | [v-ing] [v-ing] for | 51 |
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| 19 | [verb] asking for | 45 |
|
| 20 | began [v-ing] for | 43 |
|
| 21 | went [v-ing] for | 42 |
|
| 22 | to start [v-ing] for | 39 |
|
| 23 | continue [v-ing] for | 38 |
|
| 24 | stand [v-ing] for | 37 |
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| 25 | [verb] searching for | 37 |
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| 26 | [verb] paying for | 36 |
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| 27 | keep [v-ing] for | 35 |
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| 28 | start [v-ing] for | 33 |
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| 29 | sit [v-ing] for | 32 |
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| 30 | start [v-ing] for | 29 |
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