| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] for [adj] | 156 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [det] | 116 |
|
| 3 | were [v-ing] for [adj] | 104 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [adj] | 77 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] looking for [adj] | 62 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [num] | 51 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] for some | 27 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] for some | 27 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] for that | 20 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] for that | 20 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] for this | 18 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] for this | 18 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] hoping for [adj] | 17 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] waiting for [adj] | 16 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] for another | 15 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] for another | 15 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] going for [adj] | 13 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] for more | 12 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] for more | 12 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] searching for [adj] | 12 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] heading for [adj] | 10 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] for two | 10 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] for two | 10 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] working for [adj] | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [adj -er] | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] for one | 8 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] for one | 8 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [num ord] | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] for new | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] for three | 6 |
|
