| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] his first | 40 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] his first | 40 |
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| 3 | [prep] [v-ing] his first | 39 |
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| 4 | [prep] [v-ing] his first | 39 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] his first | 24 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] his first | 24 |
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| 7 | [noun] [v-ing] his first | 20 |
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| 8 | after [v-ing] his first | 14 |
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| 9 | after [v-ing] his first | 14 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [v-ing] his first | 11 |
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| 11 | [conj] [v-ing] his first | 11 |
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| 12 | [adv] [v-ing] his first | 10 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [v-ing] his first | 8 |
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| 14 | [adv] [v-ing] his first | 8 |
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| 15 | [is] [v-ing] his first | 8 |
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| 16 | be [v-ing] his first | 7 |
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| 17 | [coord] [v-ing] his first | 7 |
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| 18 | [be] [v-ing] his first | 7 |
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| 19 | and [v-ing] his first | 6 |
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| 20 | and [v-ing] his first | 6 |
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| 21 | is [v-ing] his first | 5 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [prep] his first | 47 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [prep] his first | 47 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] [verb] his first | 13 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] for his first | 10 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [vb pp] his first | 10 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] for his first | 10 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] in his first | 10 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] in his first | 10 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] with his first | 9 |
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