| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun sg] | 532 |
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| 2 | was [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] | 376 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] | 307 |
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| 4 | were [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] | 276 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] for [det] [noun sg] | 265 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] for each [noun sg] | 91 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] for each [noun sg] | 91 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for this [noun sg] | 74 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for this [noun sg] | 74 |
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| 11 | [was/were] used for [adj] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 12 | [was/were] use for [adj] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for [num] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for some [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] for some [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] for one [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] for one [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 18 | [was/were] look for [adj] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj -er] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 20 | [was/were] looking for [adj] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for another [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for another [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] purpose | 21 |
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| 24 | [was/were] calculate for [adj] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 25 | [was/were] calculated for [adj] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] for that [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] time | 17 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] for further [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] for far [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] for that [noun sg] | 17 |
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