| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 427 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] for the [adj] | 427 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 245 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 113 |
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| 5 | [be] [v-ing] for the [num ord] | 111 |
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| 6 | been [v-ing] for the [adj] | 106 |
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| 7 | [been] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 106 |
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| 8 | [am/are] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 96 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] for the [adj] | 76 |
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| 10 | [is] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 61 |
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| 11 | [be] [v-ing] for the first | 51 |
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| 12 | be [v-ing] for the [adj] | 51 |
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| 13 | [be] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 51 |
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| 14 | [be] [v-ing] for the first | 51 |
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| 15 | is [v-ing] for the [adj] | 51 |
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| 16 | are [v-ing] for the [adj] | 49 |
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| 17 | [be] looking for the [adj] | 49 |
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| 18 | [be] [v-ing] for the last | 38 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] for the last | 38 |
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| 20 | were [v-ing] for the [adj] | 37 |
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| 21 | [be] [v-ing] for the past | 36 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] for the past | 36 |
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| 23 | 're [v-ing] for the [adj] | 31 |
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| 24 | [be] waiting for the [adj] | 27 |
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| 25 | [be] [v-ing] for the [det] | 26 |
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| 26 | [be] [v-ing] for the same | 24 |
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| 27 | [be] [v-ing] for the [adj -est] | 24 |
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| 28 | [be] [v-ing] for the same | 24 |
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| 29 | [be] heading for the [adj] | 18 |
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| 30 | [be] working for the [adj] | 18 |
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