| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] was for | 88 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] for | 88 |
|
| 3 | [verb] it [was/were] for | 74 |
|
| 4 | [verb] it [was/were] for | 74 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] for | 57 |
|
| 6 | think [pron] [was/were] for | 28 |
|
| 7 | say [pron] [was/were] for | 27 |
|
| 8 | said [pron] [was/were] for | 19 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] for | 13 |
|
| 10 | thought [pron] [was/were] for | 13 |
|
| 11 | think [pron] [was/were] for | 10 |
|
| 12 | know [pron] [was/were] for | 9 |
|
| 13 | [vb infin] [pron] [was/were] for | 9 |
|
| 14 | [verb] [pron] were for | 8 |
|
| 15 | [verb] [Wh det] [was/were] for | 7 |
|
| 16 | knew [pron] [was/were] for | 7 |
|
| 17 | [v-ing] [pron] [was/were] for | 7 |
|
| 18 | [verb] what [was/were] for | 6 |
|
| 19 | [verb] they [was/were] for | 6 |
|
| 20 | [verb] they [was/were] for | 6 |
|
| 21 | [verb] what [was/were] for | 6 |
|
| 22 | assume [pron] [was/were] for | 5 |
|
| 23 | say [pron] [was/were] for | 5 |
|
| 24 | [vb pp] [pron] [was/were] for | 5 |
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