| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 367 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 367 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 359 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 345 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 322 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 234 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 133 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] first [noun] | 133 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] first [noun] | 133 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 124 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 124 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] first [noun] | 99 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] first [noun] | 99 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 40 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] first [noun] | 25 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] first [noun] | 25 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first half | 23 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first half | 23 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] first [noun] | 19 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] first [noun] | 19 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first world | 19 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] first [noun] | 19 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first world | 19 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] first [noun] | 19 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] during [art] first [noun] | 17 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] during [art] first [noun] | 17 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first place | 14 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first place | 14 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] first [noun] | 11 |
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