| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 817 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] [prep] | 799 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] for a [noun] [prep] | 453 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] for a [noun] of | 389 |
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| 5 | [be] [v-ing] for a [noun] [prep] | 347 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 230 |
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| 7 | was [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 167 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 154 |
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| 9 | be [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 154 |
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| 10 | [am/are] [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 148 |
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| 11 | been [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 131 |
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| 12 | [been] [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 131 |
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| 13 | [is] [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 122 |
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| 14 | is [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 113 |
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| 15 | are [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 98 |
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| 16 | [be] look for a [noun] [prep] | 98 |
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| 17 | [be] looking for a [noun] [prep] | 95 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] for a [noun] in | 94 |
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| 19 | were [verb] for a [noun] [prep] | 63 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] for a [noun] for | 54 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] for a [noun] on | 50 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] for a [noun] to | 49 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] for a variety [prep] | 46 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] for a variety [prep] | 46 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] for a number [prep] | 46 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] for a number [prep] | 46 |
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| 27 | [be] use for a [noun] [prep] | 43 |
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| 28 | [be] used for a [noun] [prep] | 43 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] for a [noun] with | 41 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] for a period [prep] | 36 |
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