| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had [verb] for | 2975 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] for | 2901 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [to-vb] for | 1506 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [v-ing] for | 391 |
|
| 5 | 'd [verb] for | 266 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] work for | 209 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] wait for | 201 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] look for | 196 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] ask for | 184 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] pay for | 177 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] go for | 165 |
|
| 12 | began [verb] for | 160 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] call for | 154 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] asked for | 136 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] hope for | 136 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] hoped for | 130 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] worked for | 127 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] do for | 121 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] called for | 120 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] to pay for | 112 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] to wait for | 107 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] to look for | 107 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] leave for | 102 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] done for | 98 |
|
| 25 | decided [verb] for | 96 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] apply for | 87 |
|
| 27 | continued [verb] for | 86 |
|
| 28 | went [verb] for | 84 |
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| 29 | [vb past] gone for | 83 |
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| 30 | started [verb] for | 83 |
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