| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 73 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first [adj] | 69 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 41 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 39 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 32 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 31 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] in the first [adj] | 31 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in the first [adj] | 31 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first two | 9 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first two | 9 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] by the first [adj] | 8 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] by the first [adj] | 8 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] as the first [adj] | 8 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] as the first [adj] | 8 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first three | 5 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] for the first [adj] | 5 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] for the first [adj] | 5 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first three | 5 |
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