| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 791 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 791 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 791 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 294 |
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| 5 | [be] [vb pp] in the first [noun sg] | 280 |
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| 6 | [be] [vb pp] in the first [noun sg] | 280 |
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| 7 | [be] [vb pp] for the first [noun sg] | 234 |
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| 8 | [be] [vb pp] for the first [noun sg] | 234 |
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| 9 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first time | 207 |
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| 10 | be [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 197 |
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| 11 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 197 |
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| 12 | was [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 182 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 14 | [is] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 111 |
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| 15 | is [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 16 | been [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 17 | [been] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 18 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first place | 72 |
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| 19 | [be] [vb pp] on the first [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 20 | [be] [vb pp] on the first [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 21 | [am/are] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 22 | [be] [vb pp] as the first [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 23 | are [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 24 | [be] [vb pp] as the first [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 25 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first instance | 43 |
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| 26 | [being] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 27 | being [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 28 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first half | 35 |
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| 29 | [be] [vb pp] by the first [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 30 | [be] [vb pp] by the first [noun sg] | 32 |
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