| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] | 964 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun pl] | 864 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [num] [noun] | 582 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun sg] | 532 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] | 517 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] | 484 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [det] [noun] | 304 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] jailed for [adj] [noun] | 201 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] year | 195 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] years | 188 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] month | 108 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] months | 105 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] used for [adj] [noun] | 98 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] for each [noun] | 91 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] for each [noun] | 91 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] hour | 72 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] hours | 65 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] for three [noun] | 64 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] for three [noun] | 64 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] for this [noun] | 58 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] for this [noun] | 58 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] day | 58 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] for two [noun] | 54 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] for two [noun] | 54 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] days | 54 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] minute | 54 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] minutes | 46 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] purpose | 45 |
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| 29 | [was/were] made for [adj] [noun] | 42 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] for five [noun] | 42 |
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