| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] in the first [noun] | 313 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] in the first [noun] | 313 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] in the first [noun sg] | 305 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] in the first [noun] | 288 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] in the first [noun] | 99 |
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| 6 | be [verb] in the first [noun] | 87 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] in the first [noun] | 87 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] in the first place | 83 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] in the first place | 83 |
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| 10 | was [verb] in the first [noun] | 67 |
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| 11 | been [verb] in the first [noun] | 48 |
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| 12 | [been] [verb] in the first [noun] | 48 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] in the first instance | 45 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] in the first instance | 45 |
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| 15 | [is] [verb] in the first [noun] | 39 |
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| 16 | is [verb] in the first [noun] | 38 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] in the first half | 32 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] in the first half | 32 |
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| 19 | were [verb] in the first [noun] | 32 |
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| 20 | [am/are] [verb] in the first [noun] | 32 |
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| 21 | are [verb] in the first [noun] | 27 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] in the first [noun] | 22 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] in the first year | 19 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] in the first year | 18 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] in the first round | 12 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] in the first round | 12 |
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| 27 | [be] make in the first [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] in the first quarter | 10 |
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| 29 | [be] made in the first [noun] | 10 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] in the first quarter | 10 |
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