SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[vb pp] for the first time [prep]	198
2	[verb] for the first time in	194
3	[vb past] for the first time [prep]	95
4	[v-ing] for the first time [prep]	53
5	[verb] for the first time on	44
6	meet for the first time [prep]	38
7	[verb] for the first time since	33
8	[verb] for the first time by	24
9	[verb] for the first time at	21
10	[to-vb] for the first time [prep]	19
11	met for the first time [prep]	18
12	[verb] for the first time to	18
13	[vb -s] for the first time [prep]	16
14	[verb] for the first time about	14
15	[vb base] for the first time [prep]	14
16	appear for the first time [prep]	13
17	speak for the first time [prep]	11
18	[verb] for the first time for	11
19	met for the first time [prep]	10
20	held for the first time [prep]	10
21	hold for the first time [prep]	10
22	[vb infin] for the first time [prep]	9
23	introduce for the first time [prep]	8
24	show for the first time [prep]	8
25	[verb] for the first time with	8
26	fly for the first time [prep]	7
27	introduced for the first time [prep]	7
28	talk for the first time [prep]	7
29	win for the first time [prep]	7
30	appeared for the first time [prep]	7