| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 156 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 123 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the [adj] [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 6 | [was/were] looking for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [num ord] [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] time | 30 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] first [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] first [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] new [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] new [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 13 | [was/were] heading for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 14 | [was/were] waiting for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] for an [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 16 | [was/were] hoping for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] long [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] long [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 19 | [was/were] working for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] searching for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] preparing for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] fighting for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 5 |
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