| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] the first | 5 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] be the first | 5 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 47 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 39 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 35 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 30 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 13 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 13 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 10 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 9 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 9 |
|
| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 7 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 7 |
|
| 14 | and [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 15 | [coord] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 16 | and [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] [prep] the first | 49 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] [prep] the first | 43 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] [prep] the first | 8 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [prep] the first | 7 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] not [adj] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [not/n't] [adj] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] very [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] so [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] particularly [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] very [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] so [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] particularly [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adj] [noun] [prep] the first | 11 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] the first | 6 |
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