| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 227 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 212 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] the first time | 80 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] the first time | 80 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 41 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 22 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 17 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [prep] the first world | 12 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [prep] the first world | 12 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [prep] the first half | 12 |
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| 11 | was [verb] [prep] the first half | 12 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [prep] the first place | 10 |
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| 13 | was [verb] [prep] the first [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [prep] the first place | 10 |
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| 15 | was [verb] [prep] the first [prep] | 7 |
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| 16 | was [verb] [prep] the first [prep] | 7 |
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| 17 | was [verb] [prep] the first instance | 5 |
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| 18 | was [verb] [prep] the first of | 5 |
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| 19 | was [verb] [prep] the first of | 5 |
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| 20 | was [verb] [prep] the first instance | 5 |
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| 21 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] the first | 152 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] was [verb] [prep] the first | 101 |
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| 23 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the first | 82 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] was [verb] [prep] the first | 56 |
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| 25 | [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] the first | 40 |
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| 26 | it was [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
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| 27 | it was [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
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| 28 | he was [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
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| 30 | he was [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
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