| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] [v-ing] first [noun] | 40 |
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| 2 | [prep] [v-ing] first [noun] | 40 |
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| 3 | be [v-ing] first [noun] | 20 |
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| 4 | [be] [v-ing] first [noun] | 20 |
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| 5 | [noun] [v-ing] first [noun] | 12 |
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| 6 | of [v-ing] first [noun] | 10 |
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| 7 | of [v-ing] first [noun] | 10 |
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| 8 | [adv] [v-ing] first [noun] | 9 |
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| 9 | [conj] [v-ing] first [noun] | 9 |
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| 10 | [am/are] [v-ing] first [noun] | 8 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] first [noun] | 8 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [v-ing] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 13 | [adv] [v-ing] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 14 | after [v-ing] first [noun] | 6 |
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| 15 | after [v-ing] first [noun] | 6 |
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| 16 | by [v-ing] first [noun] | 6 |
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| 17 | by [v-ing] first [noun] | 6 |
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| 18 | [coord] [v-ing] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | to [v-ing] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 20 | in [v-ing] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 21 | in [v-ing] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 22 | to [v-ing] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [art] first [noun] | 572 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] [art] first [noun] | 572 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] the first [noun] | 520 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] the first [noun] | 520 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] [pron] first [noun] | 362 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [pos pn] first [noun] | 357 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] his first [noun] | 141 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] his first [noun] | 141 |
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