| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be the first in | 113 |
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| 2 | [be] the first in | 113 |
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| 3 | [prep] the first in | 51 |
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| 4 | [prep] the first in | 51 |
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| 5 | [was/were] the first in | 50 |
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| 6 | was the first in | 46 |
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| 7 | [verb] the first in | 36 |
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| 8 | [is] the first in | 36 |
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| 9 | is the first in | 35 |
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| 10 | of the first in | 16 |
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| 11 | be the first in | 16 |
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| 12 | [adv] the first in | 16 |
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| 13 | [be] the first in | 16 |
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| 14 | of the first in | 16 |
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| 15 | become the first in | 15 |
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| 16 | [vb past] the first in | 13 |
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| 17 | [adv] the first in | 11 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] the first in | 9 |
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| 19 | [conj] the first in | 9 |
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| 20 | [am/are] the first in | 8 |
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| 21 | are the first in | 8 |
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| 22 | become the first in | 7 |
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| 23 | among the first in | 7 |
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| 24 | among the first in | 7 |
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| 25 | as the first in | 6 |
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| 26 | for the first in | 6 |
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| 27 | as the first in | 6 |
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| 28 | for the first in | 6 |
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| 29 | [to-vb] the first in | 5 |
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| 30 | the [noun] first in | 11 |
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