| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 120 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 120 |
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| 3 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] the first | 119 |
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| 4 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] the first | 119 |
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| 5 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] first | 112 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 88 |
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| 7 | [noun] were [verb] in [art] first | 38 |
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| 8 | [noun] were [verb] for [art] first | 37 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 13 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 11 |
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| 11 | [noun] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 8 |
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| 12 | [n mass] were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 8 |
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| 13 | [noun] were [verb] on [art] first | 7 |
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| 14 | [noun] were [verb] by [art] first | 7 |
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| 15 | [noun] were [verb] during [art] first | 7 |
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| 16 | [noun] were [verb] at [art] first | 5 |
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