| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] | 1577 |
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| 2 | was [verb] for [art] [noun sg] | 1083 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] [noun sg] | 1003 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] for the [noun sg] | 934 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 546 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [noun sg] | 504 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] for [art] [noun sg] | 494 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] look for [art] [noun sg] | 125 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] looking for [art] [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for an [noun sg] | 86 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [to-vb] for [art] [noun sg] | 70 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] make for [art] [noun sg] | 67 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] use for [art] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 14 | [was/were] used for [art] [noun sg] | 59 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] wait for [art] [noun sg] | 55 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] waiting for [art] [noun sg] | 55 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] made for [art] [noun sg] | 55 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] go for [art] [noun sg] | 37 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] going for [art] [noun sg] | 33 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] blame for [art] [noun sg] | 32 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] head for [art] [noun sg] | 31 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] prepare for [art] [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] heading for [art] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 24 | [was/were] work for [art] [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] year | 25 |
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| 26 | [was/were] set for [art] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 27 | [was/were] working for [art] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 28 | [was/were] set for [art] [noun sg] | 24 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] job | 22 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] call for [art] [noun sg] | 22 |
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