| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the first time [conj] | 123 |
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| 2 | [verb] for [art] first time [conj] | 122 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time that | 73 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time that | 73 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time [that] | 73 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 46 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 36 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time [subord] | 31 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time since | 24 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time since | 24 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 19 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time [coord] | 19 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time and | 18 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time and | 18 |
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| 15 | notice [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 12 |
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| 16 | admit [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 11 |
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| 17 | realise [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 10 |
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| 18 | noticed [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 8 |
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| 19 | admitted [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 7 |
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| 20 | realize [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 7 |
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| 21 | see [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb infin] [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 6 |
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| 23 | [vb base] [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 6 |
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| 24 | [to-vb] [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 6 |
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| 25 | meet [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 5 |
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| 26 | saw [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 5 |
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| 27 | realised [prep] [art] first time [conj] | 5 |
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