| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 40 |
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| 2 | [noun] be [v-ing] [prep] the first | 38 |
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| 3 | [noun prp] be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 22 |
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| 4 | [noun] be [v-ing] for [art] first | 20 |
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| 5 | [noun] was [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 16 |
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| 6 | [noun] be [v-ing] in [art] first | 11 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 10 |
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| 8 | [noun] is [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 8 |
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| 9 | [noun] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 8 |
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| 10 | [noun] are [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 7 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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