| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 359 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 337 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first time | 124 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first time | 124 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 73 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 39 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 31 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first half | 23 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first half | 23 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first world | 19 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first world | 19 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first place | 14 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first place | 14 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [prep] | 13 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [prep] | 13 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first of | 11 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first of | 11 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first round | 9 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first round | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first two | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first two | 9 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first day | 8 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first day | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [noun prp] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first year | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first week | 7 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first year | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first week | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first three | 5 |
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