| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] [conj] | 340 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] [conj] | 326 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] [coord] | 170 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun] [conj] | 140 |
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| 5 | [verb] for the first [noun] [conj] | 137 |
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| 6 | [verb] for the first [noun] [conj] | 137 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] and | 129 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] and | 129 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] the first time [conj] | 123 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] the first time [conj] | 123 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] that | 102 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] [that] | 102 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] that | 102 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] [conj] | 92 |
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| 15 | [verb] in the first [noun] [conj] | 83 |
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| 16 | [verb] in the first [noun] [conj] | 83 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] [subord] | 68 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun] [conj] | 31 |
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| 19 | [to-vb] [prep] the first [noun] [conj] | 25 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] since | 24 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] since | 24 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] the first place [conj] | 22 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] the first place [conj] | 22 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] or | 22 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] or | 22 |
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| 26 | [vb infin] [prep] the first [noun] [conj] | 20 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] but | 20 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] but | 19 |
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| 29 | [vb base] [prep] the first [noun] [conj] | 19 |
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| 30 | [verb] on the first [noun] [conj] | 18 |
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