| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 110 |
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| 2 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 102 |
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| 3 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first time | 21 |
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| 4 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first time | 21 |
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| 5 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 19 |
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| 6 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 10 |
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| 7 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first place | 8 |
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| 8 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first place | 8 |
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| 9 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 8 |
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| 10 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first instance | 8 |
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| 11 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first instance | 7 |
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| 12 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 13 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first half | 5 |
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| 14 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first half | 5 |
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| 15 | [noun] [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 66 |
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| 16 | [pron] [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 59 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 49 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 38 |
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| 19 | i [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 14 |
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| 20 | i [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 14 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 14 |
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| 22 | [noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 12 |
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| 23 | they [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 9 |
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| 24 | they [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 9 |
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| 25 | we [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 8 |
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| 26 | you [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 8 |
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| 27 | you [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 8 |
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| 28 | we [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 8 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 7 |
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| 30 | it [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first | 6 |
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