| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 477 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 435 |
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| 3 | be looking for a [adj] [noun] | 179 |
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| 4 | is [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 84 |
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| 5 | are [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 83 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 80 |
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| 7 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 73 |
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| 8 | been [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 72 |
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| 9 | be [v-ing] for a new [noun] | 54 |
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| 10 | be [v-ing] for a new [noun] | 54 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 46 |
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| 12 | 're [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 40 |
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| 13 | be [v-ing] for a long [noun] | 40 |
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| 14 | be hoping for a [adj] [noun] | 40 |
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| 15 | be [v-ing] for a long [noun] | 38 |
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| 16 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] time | 37 |
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| 17 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] time | 37 |
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| 18 | be [v-ing] for a [adj -er] [noun] | 27 |
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| 19 | be heading for a [adj] [noun] | 27 |
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| 20 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 21 | be [v-ing] for a good [noun] | 21 |
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| 22 | be calling for a [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 23 | be [v-ing] for a [det] [noun] | 18 |
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| 24 | be [v-ing] for a good [noun] | 18 |
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| 25 | be [v-ing] for a few [noun] | 17 |
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| 26 | be [v-ing] for a few [noun] | 17 |
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| 27 | be working for a [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 28 | be pressing for a [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 29 | be going for a [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 30 | 's [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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