| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 258 |
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| 2 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] in | 198 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] the first time in | 194 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 133 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 47 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 25 |
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| 7 | meet [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 16 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 15 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 14 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 14 |
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| 11 | appear [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 12 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 10 |
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| 13 | [verb] on the first [noun sg] in | 10 |
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| 14 | [verb] in the first [noun sg] in | 9 |
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| 15 | [verb] to the first [noun sg] in | 9 |
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| 16 | held [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 8 |
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| 17 | [verb] as the first [noun sg] in | 8 |
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| 18 | hold [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 8 |
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| 19 | met [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 8 |
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| 20 | see [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 6 |
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| 21 | [verb] at the first [noun sg] in | 6 |
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| 22 | seen [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 6 |
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| 23 | appeared [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 5 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] the first step in | 5 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] the first week in | 5 |
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| 26 | introduce [prep] the first [noun sg] in | 5 |
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