| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 1389 |
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| 2 | be [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 1289 |
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| 3 | be [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 1274 |
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| 4 | be [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun] | 882 |
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| 5 | be [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 573 |
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| 6 | be [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 348 |
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| 7 | is [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 263 |
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| 8 | was [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 226 |
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| 9 | been [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 223 |
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| 10 | be look for a [adj] [noun] | 204 |
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| 11 | be looking for a [adj] [noun] | 203 |
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| 12 | be [verb] for an [adj] [noun] | 187 |
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| 13 | are [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 174 |
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| 14 | be [verb] for a [adj] time | 123 |
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| 15 | be [verb] for a [adj] time | 123 |
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| 16 | be [verb] for a long [noun] | 110 |
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| 17 | be [verb] for a long [noun] | 103 |
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| 18 | were [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 100 |
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| 19 | be [verb] for a new [noun] | 81 |
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| 20 | be [verb] for a new [noun] | 80 |
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| 21 | be [verb] for a [adj] term | 78 |
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| 22 | be [verb] for a [adj] term | 78 |
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| 23 | be [verb] for a [adj] period | 71 |
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| 24 | be [verb] for a [adj] period | 71 |
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| 25 | be [verb] for a [adj -er] [noun] | 67 |
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| 26 | be [verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] | 66 |
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| 27 | be elect for a [adj] [noun] | 56 |
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| 28 | be elected for a [adj] [noun] | 56 |
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| 29 | be [verb] for a [det] [noun] | 54 |
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| 30 | be [verb] for a few [noun] | 52 |
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