| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] before the first | 130 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] before the first | 59 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] before the first | 57 |
|
| 4 | [adv] before the first | 46 |
|
| 5 | [adv] before the first | 41 |
|
| 6 | [verb] before the first | 36 |
|
| 7 | [vb pp] before the first | 19 |
|
| 8 | year before the first | 18 |
|
| 9 | just before the first | 17 |
|
| 10 | years before the first | 17 |
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| 11 | just before the first | 17 |
|
| 12 | [noun prp] before the first | 14 |
|
| 13 | day before the first | 13 |
|
| 14 | days before the first | 11 |
|
| 15 | [adj] before the first | 11 |
|
| 16 | immediately before the first | 9 |
|
| 17 | immediately before the first | 9 |
|
| 18 | [adj] before the first | 8 |
|
| 19 | week before the first | 7 |
|
| 20 | weeks before the first | 6 |
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| 21 | decade before the first | 6 |
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| 22 | [to-vb] before the first | 6 |
|
| 23 | decades before the first | 5 |
|
| 24 | [adv prt] before the first | 5 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] before the first | 5 |
|
| 26 | before [verb] the first | 9 |
|
| 27 | before [v-ing] the first | 9 |
|
| 28 | before the first [noun] | 214 |
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| 29 | before the first [noun sg] | 200 |
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| 30 | before the first world | 100 |
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