No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [was/were] [verb] for | 10708 | |
2 | [was/were] [vb pp] for | 7537 | |
3 | was [verb] for | 7000 | |
4 | were [verb] for | 3707 | |
5 | [was/were] [v-ing] for | 2885 | |
6 | [was/were] look for | 771 | |
7 | [was/were] looking for | 757 | |
8 | [was/were] wait for | 504 | |
9 | [was/were] waiting for | 495 | |
10 | [was/were] use for | 492 | |
11 | [was/were] used for | 484 | |
12 | [was/were] make for | 301 | |
13 | [was/were] jailed for | 285 | |
14 | [was/were] jail for | 285 | |
15 | [was/were] [to-vb] for | 280 | |
16 | [was/were] made for | 279 | |
17 | [was/were] pay for | 157 | |
18 | [was/were] prepare for | 148 | |
19 | [was/were] call for | 148 | |
20 | [was/were] work for | 141 | |
21 | [was/were] ask for | 138 | |
22 | [was/were] working for | 132 | |
23 | [was/were] head for | 125 | |
24 | [was/were] set for | 119 | |
25 | [was/were] set for | 119 | |
26 | [was/were] go for | 113 | |
27 | [was/were] paid for | 112 | |
28 | [was/were] heading for | 112 | |
29 | [was/were] give for | 104 | |
30 | [was/were] given for | 103 |