| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [pron] [prep] the | 60 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [pers pn] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] waiting for [pron] [prep] the | 55 |
|
| 4 | was [v-ing] for [pron] [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [pron] in the | 22 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [pron] at the | 20 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] for him [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] for she [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] for her [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] for he [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] for they [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] for them [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 13 | were [v-ing] for [pron] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] for i [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] for me [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [pron] on the | 7 |
|
