| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 278 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 268 |
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| 3 | was [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 214 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 168 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 131 |
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| 6 | were [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 7 | [was/were] look for a [adj] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 8 | [was/were] looking for a [adj] [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for an [adj] [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for a new [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] for a [num ord] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for a new [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] term | 20 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] time | 18 |
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| 15 | [was/were] set for a [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 16 | [was/were] set for a [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] for a long [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] for a long [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj -er] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] period | 12 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for a second [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 22 | [was/were] prepare for a [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] for a short [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] for a second [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for a short [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 26 | [was/were] head for a [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] heading for a [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [to-vb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 29 | [was/were] hoping for a [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] hope for a [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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