| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] for the first time [prep] | 404 |
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| 2 | [vb past] for the first time [prep] | 95 |
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| 3 | meet for the first time [prep] | 38 |
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| 4 | met for the [adj] time [prep] | 11 |
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| 5 | met for the [num ord] time [prep] | 11 |
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| 6 | met for the first time [prep] | 10 |
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| 7 | met for the first time [prep] | 10 |
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| 8 | met for the first time [prep] | 10 |
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| 9 | met [prep] the first time [prep] | 10 |
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| 10 | met for the first [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 11 | met for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 10 |
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| 12 | met for [art] first time [prep] | 10 |
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