| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun] of | 766 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] of | 718 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] of | 398 |
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| 4 | [verb] in [art] first [noun] of | 271 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [prep] [art] first [noun] of | 119 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] [art] first half of | 98 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] [art] first half of | 98 |
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| 8 | [verb] on [art] first [noun] of | 98 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first [noun] of | 80 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [prep] [art] first [noun] of | 59 |
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| 11 | [verb] for [art] first [noun] of | 59 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun pl] of | 50 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] [art] first quarter of | 49 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] [art] first quarter of | 49 |
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| 15 | [verb] during [art] first [noun] of | 49 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] [art] first day of | 49 |
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| 17 | [verb] to [art] first [noun] of | 47 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] [art] first day of | 46 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] [prep] [art] first [noun] of | 44 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] [art] first part of | 41 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] [prep] [art] first [noun] of | 41 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] [art] first part of | 41 |
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| 23 | [to-vb] [prep] [art] first [noun] of | 40 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] [art] first year of | 40 |
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| 25 | [verb] as [art] first [noun] of | 40 |
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| 26 | [verb] at [art] first [noun] of | 37 |
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| 27 | [verb] from [art] first [noun] of | 37 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] [art] first year of | 34 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] [art] first round of | 27 |
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| 30 | [verb] with [art] first [noun] of | 26 |
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