| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 104 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 104 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first [num] | 103 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] in the first [num] | 49 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] in the first [num] | 49 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 39 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first two | 24 |
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| 8 | [is] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 24 |
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| 9 | is [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 24 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 22 |
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| 11 | be [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 19 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 19 |
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| 13 | was [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 17 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first three | 16 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first five | 12 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] to the first [num] | 9 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first six | 9 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] to the first [num] | 9 |
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| 19 | [am/are] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 9 |
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| 20 | are [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 9 |
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| 21 | been [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 9 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] for the first [num] | 9 |
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| 23 | [been] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 9 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] for the first [num] | 9 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] during the first [num] | 6 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] during the first [num] | 6 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] over the first [num] | 5 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] on the first [num] | 5 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] over the first [num] | 5 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first ten | 5 |
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