| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be the first | 16 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be the first | 16 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the first | 16 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the first | 16 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] in the first | 5 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] in the first | 5 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 271 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 114 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 110 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 94 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 72 |
|
| 14 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 51 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 27 |
|
| 16 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 22 |
|
| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 22 |
|
| 18 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
|
| 19 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 21 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 22 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 23 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 24 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 12 |
|
| 25 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 11 |
|
| 26 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 11 |
|
| 27 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 11 |
|
| 28 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 10 |
|
| 29 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 10 |
|
| 30 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 10 |
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