| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 713 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] for [art] | 627 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for the | 505 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] | 484 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] | 372 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for a | 338 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [verb] for [art] | 269 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 198 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 198 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] look for [art] | 135 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] looking for [art] | 134 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 125 |
|
| 13 | i [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 125 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 111 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 110 |
|
| 16 | she [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 103 |
|
| 17 | she [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 103 |
|
| 18 | it [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 93 |
|
| 19 | it [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 93 |
|
| 20 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 89 |
|
| 21 | which [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 82 |
|
| 22 | which [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 82 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 60 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 57 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 57 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] wait for [art] | 53 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] waiting for [art] | 52 |
|
| 28 | we [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 49 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for an | 49 |
|
| 30 | we [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 47 |
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