| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] for | 184 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for | 148 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] for | 135 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [pron] for | 132 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] it for | 56 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] it for | 56 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [pron] for | 52 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] for | 31 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] do [pron] for | 29 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] for | 28 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] doing [pron] for | 27 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] him for | 26 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] he for | 26 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] they for | 21 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] them for | 21 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] for | 17 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] she for | 12 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] me for | 12 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] her for | 12 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] i for | 12 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] himself for | 11 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] himself for | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] themselves for | 10 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] themselves for | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] use [pron] for | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] taking [pron] for | 9 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] take [pron] for | 9 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] for | 8 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] something for | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] using [pron] for | 7 |
|
