| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] silent for a | 65 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] silent for a | 65 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] silent for a | 45 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] silent for a | 34 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] silent for a | 34 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] silent for a | 33 |
|
| 7 | she [was/were] silent for a | 19 |
|
| 8 | she [was/were] silent for a | 19 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] silent for a | 10 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] silent for a | 7 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] silent for a | 7 |
|
| 12 | [conj] [was/were] silent for a | 5 |
|
| 13 | [coord] [was/were] silent for a | 5 |
|
| 14 | and [was/were] silent for a | 5 |
|
| 15 | and [was/were] silent for a | 5 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] silent for a | 5 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] silent for a | 5 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] silent for a [noun sg] | 99 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] silent for a [noun] | 99 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] silent for a moment | 72 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] silent for a moment | 72 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] silent for a while | 18 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] silent for a while | 18 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] silent for a [adj] | 18 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] silent for a [adj] | 11 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] silent for a long | 11 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] silent for a long | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] silent for a [det] | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] silent for a few | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] silent for a few | 7 |
|
