| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | was [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] for [det] [noun] | 39 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 35 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 5 | was looking for [adj] [noun] | 18 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 15 |
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| 7 | was [v-ing] for some [noun] | 13 |
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| 8 | was [v-ing] for some [noun] | 13 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] for another [noun] | 9 |
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| 10 | was [v-ing] for another [noun] | 9 |
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| 11 | was hoping for [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 12 | was working for [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 13 | was waiting for [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 14 | was searching for [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 15 | was [v-ing] for this [noun] | 7 |
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| 16 | was [v-ing] for this [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | was [v-ing] for [adj] year | 5 |
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| 18 | was [v-ing] for [adj -er] [noun] | 5 |
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