| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] for [art] [adj] | 422 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] [adj] | 393 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] | 305 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] | 267 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] for [art] [adj] | 195 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] | 195 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] look for [art] [adj] | 60 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] looking for [art] [adj] | 59 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for an [adj] | 41 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] new | 34 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [to-vb] for [art] [adj] | 29 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] make for [art] [adj] | 21 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] made for [art] [adj] | 21 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] use for [art] [adj] | 20 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] used for [art] [adj] | 20 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] prepare for [art] [adj] | 19 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] set for [art] [adj] | 19 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] set for [art] [adj] | 19 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] wait for [art] [adj] | 15 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] head for [art] [adj] | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] following | 15 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] long | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] waiting for [art] [adj] | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] heading for [art] [adj] | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] prepared for [art] [adj] | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] needed for [art] [adj] | 10 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] short | 10 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] good | 10 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] need for [art] [adj] | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] reserve for [art] [adj] | 9 |
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