| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] first | 66 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] the first | 65 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] the first | 65 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] first | 60 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] first | 48 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] first | 41 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] first | 23 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] for [art] first | 21 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] in [art] first | 19 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] first | 18 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] [art] first | 14 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] [art] first | 14 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] first | 11 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] first | 11 |
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| 15 | [was/were] set [adv] [prep] [art] first | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] set [adv] [prep] [art] first | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] off [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] off [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] of [art] first | 5 |
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