| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] for [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 88 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] for [pron] [prep] [art] | 76 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [pron] [prep] [art] | 68 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] waiting for [pron] [prep] [art] | 60 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] wait for [pron] [prep] [art] | 60 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] in [art] | 33 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] for he [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] at [art] | 27 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for him [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [pron] [prep] [art] | 23 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for she [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for her [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for they [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] for them [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 16 | were [verb] for [pron] [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [prep] a | 14 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] for me [prep] [art] | 12 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for i [prep] [art] | 12 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] by [art] | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] on [art] | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for us [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] for we [prep] [art] | 7 |
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