| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [verb] | 176 |
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| 2 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 142 |
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| 3 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [be] | 34 |
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| 4 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] be | 34 |
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| 5 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [was/were] | 25 |
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| 6 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] have | 24 |
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| 7 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] was | 22 |
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| 8 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [vb base] | 22 |
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| 9 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] see | 18 |
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| 10 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] saw | 16 |
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| 11 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [modal v] | 15 |
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| 12 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [vb mod] | 15 |
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| 13 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] had | 14 |
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| 14 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [vb -s] | 11 |
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| 15 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [adv] | 9 |
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| 16 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [adv] | 9 |
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| 17 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] wondered | 7 |
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| 18 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] wonder | 7 |
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| 19 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] find | 6 |
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| 20 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] meet | 6 |
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| 21 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] begin | 6 |
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| 22 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] notice | 6 |
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| 23 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] look | 6 |
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| 24 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [am/are] | 6 |
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| 25 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] began | 6 |
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| 26 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] felt | 5 |
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| 27 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] met | 5 |
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| 28 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] can | 5 |
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| 29 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] feel | 5 |
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| 30 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] found | 5 |
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