| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 1522 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 1522 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] [prep] | 1429 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 782 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] of | 766 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] of | 766 |
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| 7 | [verb] for the first [noun] [prep] | 477 |
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| 8 | [verb] for the first [noun] [prep] | 477 |
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| 9 | [verb] in the first [noun] [prep] | 417 |
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| 10 | [verb] in the first [noun] [prep] | 417 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] the first time [prep] | 404 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] the first time [prep] | 404 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] in | 268 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] in | 268 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 263 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 160 |
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| 17 | [verb] on the first [noun] [prep] | 132 |
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| 18 | [verb] on the first [noun] [prep] | 132 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] the first half [prep] | 110 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] the first half [prep] | 110 |
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| 21 | [vb base] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 95 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun pl] [prep] | 77 |
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| 23 | [to-vb] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 77 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] on | 76 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] on | 76 |
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| 26 | [vb -s] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 76 |
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| 27 | [verb] to the first [noun] [prep] | 72 |
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| 28 | [verb] to the first [noun] [prep] | 72 |
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| 29 | [vb infin] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 69 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] to | 67 |
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