| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a [adj] | 91 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [vb pp] for a [adj] | 83 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a [adj] | 76 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] for a [adj] | 16 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] was [verb] for an [adj] | 13 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] was set for a [adj] | 12 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] was set for a [adj] | 12 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a [num ord] | 10 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a far | 9 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a further | 9 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] was look for a [adj] | 7 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a few | 6 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a [det] | 6 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] was looking for a [adj] | 6 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a few | 6 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a third | 5 |
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| 18 | stage was [verb] for a [adj] | 5 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] was [verb] for a third | 5 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] was [to-vb] for a [adj] | 5 |
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