| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first [noun] | 74 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first [adj] | 18 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first place | 15 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first time | 15 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first time | 15 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first place | 15 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first [num] | 7 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first [det] | 6 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first few | 5 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first world | 5 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first world | 5 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first few | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first [adj] | 5 |
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| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 47 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 39 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 35 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 30 |
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| 19 | i [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 13 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 13 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 10 |
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| 22 | it [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 9 |
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| 23 | it [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 9 |
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| 24 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 7 |
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| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 7 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
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| 27 | [coord] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
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| 28 | and [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 5 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] [prep] the first | 49 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] [prep] the first | 43 |
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