| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [modal v] [prep] the first [noun] | 39 |
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| 2 | [modal v] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 3 | [modal v] [prep] the first time | 18 |
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| 4 | [modal v] [prep] the first time | 18 |
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| 5 | [modal v] [prep] the first instance | 14 |
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| 6 | [modal v] [prep] the first instance | 14 |
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| 7 | [noun] [modal v] [prep] the first | 20 |
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| 8 | [pron] [modal v] [prep] the first | 17 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] [modal v] [prep] the first | 13 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [modal v] [prep] the first | 13 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [modal v] [prep] the first | 6 |
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| 12 | we [modal v] [prep] the first | 5 |
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| 13 | we [modal v] [prep] the first | 5 |
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| 14 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 145 |
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| 15 | [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] the first | 142 |
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| 16 | [modal v] be [prep] the first | 20 |
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| 17 | [modal v] [be] [prep] the first | 20 |
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| 18 | [modal v] be [prep] the first | 20 |
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| 19 | [modal v] [be] [prep] the first | 20 |
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| 20 | [modal v] start [prep] the first | 11 |
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| 21 | [modal v] start [prep] the first | 11 |
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| 22 | [modal v] look [prep] the first | 6 |
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| 23 | [modal v] look [prep] the first | 6 |
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| 24 | [modal v] begin [prep] the first | 5 |
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| 25 | [modal v] begin [prep] the first | 5 |
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