| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] for | 66 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pron] were [v-ing] for | 56 |
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| 3 | [verb] they were [verb] for | 40 |
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| 4 | [verb] they were [verb] for | 40 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [pron] were [verb] for | 32 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pron] were looking for | 24 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] were look for | 24 |
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| 8 | say [pron] were [verb] for | 19 |
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| 9 | think [pron] were [verb] for | 14 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [pron] were [verb] for | 13 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] were [vb pp] for | 13 |
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| 12 | [verb] you were [verb] for | 13 |
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| 13 | [verb] you were [verb] for | 13 |
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| 14 | [verb] we were [verb] for | 12 |
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| 15 | [verb] we were [verb] for | 12 |
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| 16 | said [pron] were [verb] for | 11 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [pron] were [verb] for | 10 |
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| 18 | know [pron] were [verb] for | 6 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] [pron] were [verb] for | 6 |
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| 20 | thought [pron] were [verb] for | 6 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pron] were wait for | 5 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pron] were waiting for | 5 |
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