| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had [verb] for [noun] | 603 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] for [noun] | 588 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [verb] for [noun sg] | 468 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [to-vb] for [noun] | 340 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [verb] for [noun prp] | 322 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] for [noun pl] | 259 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [v-ing] for [noun] | 114 |
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| 8 | [vb past] leave for [noun] | 65 |
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| 9 | 'd [verb] for [noun] | 59 |
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| 10 | [vb past] look for [noun] | 51 |
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| 11 | began [verb] for [noun] | 44 |
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| 12 | [vb past] left for [noun] | 43 |
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| 13 | [vb past] ask for [noun] | 40 |
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| 14 | [vb past] wait for [noun] | 37 |
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| 15 | [vb past] work for [noun] | 37 |
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| 16 | [vb past] call for [noun] | 35 |
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| 17 | [vb past] do for [noun] | 34 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [verb] for years | 32 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [verb] for year | 32 |
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| 20 | [vb past] pay for [noun] | 30 |
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| 21 | [vb past] done for [noun] | 29 |
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| 22 | [vb past] to look for [noun] | 29 |
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| 23 | [vb past] play for [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | [vb past] asked for [noun] | 28 |
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| 25 | went [verb] for [noun] | 27 |
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| 26 | [vb past] to pay for [noun] | 26 |
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| 27 | [vb past] worked for [noun] | 25 |
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| 28 | started [verb] for [noun] | 25 |
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| 29 | [vb past] apply for [noun] | 23 |
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| 30 | [vb past] called for [noun] | 22 |
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