| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] of | 357 |
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| 2 | [verb] in the first [noun sg] of | 248 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] the first [noun sg] of | 108 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] the first half of | 98 |
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| 5 | [verb] on the first [noun sg] of | 86 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun sg] of | 69 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] [prep] the first [noun sg] of | 52 |
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| 8 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] of | 52 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] the first quarter of | 49 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [prep] the first day of | 46 |
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| 11 | [verb] during the first [noun sg] of | 44 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [prep] the first [noun sg] of | 42 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] the first part of | 41 |
|
| 14 | [verb] to the first [noun sg] of | 39 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [prep] the first [noun sg] of | 38 |
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| 16 | [to-vb] [prep] the first [noun sg] of | 37 |
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| 17 | [verb] at the first [noun sg] of | 35 |
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| 18 | [verb] as the first [noun sg] of | 34 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] the first year of | 34 |
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| 20 | [verb] from the first [noun sg] of | 33 |
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| 21 | [verb] with the first [noun sg] of | 25 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] the first round of | 22 |
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| 23 | [verb] by the first [noun sg] of | 21 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] the first stage of | 20 |
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| 25 | [verb] into the first [noun sg] of | 19 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] the first phase of | 17 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] the first line of | 16 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] the first week of | 16 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] the first sign of | 15 |
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| 30 | come [prep] the first [noun sg] of | 14 |
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