| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 277 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 271 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 271 |
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| 4 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first | 252 |
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| 5 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] [art] first | 157 |
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| 6 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 120 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 118 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 95 |
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| 9 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] for [art] first | 94 |
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| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] in [art] first | 74 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 52 |
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| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 24 |
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| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] by [art] first | 21 |
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| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] during [art] first | 16 |
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| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] on [art] first | 15 |
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| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] as [art] first | 14 |
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| 17 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 12 |
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| 18 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] after [art] first | 9 |
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| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] at [art] first | 8 |
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| 20 | [noun] [was/were] used [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 21 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] from [art] first | 6 |
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| 22 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a first | 6 |
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| 23 | [noun] [was/were] seen [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 24 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a first | 6 |
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| 25 | [noun] [was/were] reported [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 26 | [noun] [was/were] report [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 27 | [noun] [was/were] see [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 28 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] to [art] first | 6 |
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| 29 | [noun] [was/were] use [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 30 | [noun] [was/were] held [prep] [art] first | 5 |
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