| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 471 |
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| 2 | [verb] for the first time [prep] | 404 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 229 |
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| 4 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] in | 198 |
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| 5 | [vb past] for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 103 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 61 |
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| 7 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] of | 52 |
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| 8 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] on | 46 |
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| 9 | meet for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 38 |
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| 10 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] since | 33 |
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| 11 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] by | 26 |
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| 12 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] at | 23 |
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| 13 | [to-vb] for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 23 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 21 |
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| 15 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] to | 19 |
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| 16 | [vb base] for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 18 |
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| 17 | met for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 18 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 16 |
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| 19 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] about | 14 |
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| 20 | appear for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 13 |
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| 21 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] for | 12 |
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| 22 | hold for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 11 |
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| 23 | held for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 11 |
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| 24 | speak for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 11 |
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| 25 | [verb] for the first [noun sg] with | 10 |
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| 26 | met for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 10 |
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| 27 | introduce for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 8 |
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| 28 | show for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 8 |
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| 29 | look for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 8 |
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| 30 | introduced for the first [noun sg] [prep] | 7 |
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