| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 1522 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] [prep] | 1472 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] [prep] | 811 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] of | 781 |
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| 5 | [verb] for [art] first [noun] [prep] | 481 |
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| 6 | [verb] in [art] first [noun] [prep] | 421 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time [prep] | 404 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time [prep] | 404 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] in | 279 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [prep] [art] first [noun] [prep] | 265 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first [noun] [prep] | 167 |
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| 12 | [verb] on [art] first [noun] [prep] | 133 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] [art] first half [prep] | 110 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] [art] first half [prep] | 110 |
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| 15 | [vb base] [prep] [art] first [noun] [prep] | 96 |
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| 16 | [verb] as [art] first [noun] [prep] | 85 |
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| 17 | [verb] to [art] first [noun] [prep] | 78 |
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| 18 | [vb -s] [prep] [art] first [noun] [prep] | 77 |
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| 19 | [to-vb] [prep] [art] first [noun] [prep] | 77 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] on | 77 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun pl] [prep] | 77 |
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| 22 | [vb infin] [prep] [art] first [noun] [prep] | 72 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] to | 70 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] by | 66 |
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| 25 | [verb] at [art] first [noun] [prep] | 63 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] [art] first day [prep] | 56 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] [art] first quarter [prep] | 53 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] [art] first quarter [prep] | 53 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] [art] first instance [prep] | 53 |
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| 30 | [verb] during [art] first [noun] [prep] | 53 |
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