| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] | 356 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] | 308 |
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| 3 | was [verb] for a [adj] | 276 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] for a [adj] | 232 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] for a [adj] | 154 |
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| 6 | were [verb] for a [adj] | 122 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] look for a [adj] | 60 |
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| 8 | [was/were] looking for a [adj] | 59 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for an [adj] | 42 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for a [num ord] | 37 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj -er] | 31 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for a new | 24 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for a new | 24 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for a far | 20 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] for a further | 20 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] for a second | 16 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] for a second | 16 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] set for a [adj] | 15 |
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| 19 | [was/were] set for a [adj] | 15 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for a long | 13 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for a long | 13 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [to-vb] for a [adj] | 12 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] for a few | 12 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] for a [det] | 12 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for a few | 12 |
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| 26 | [was/were] heading for a [adj] | 11 |
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| 27 | [was/were] re-elected for a [adj] | 11 |
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| 28 | [was/were] head for a [adj] | 11 |
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| 29 | [was/were] elected for a [adj] | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] elect for a [adj] | 11 |
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