| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 301 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 294 |
|
| 3 | was [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 188 |
|
| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 113 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] first [noun sg] | 110 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] first [noun sg] | 110 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first time | 102 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [art] first [noun sg] | 86 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [art] first [noun sg] | 86 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first half | 20 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first world | 17 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] first [noun sg] | 17 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] first [noun sg] | 17 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] first [noun sg] | 16 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] first [noun sg] | 16 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] first [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] first [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] during [art] first [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] during [art] first [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first place | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] at [art] first [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first round | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] at [art] first [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] after [art] first [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] after [art] first [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] seen [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 7 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first day | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [art] first [noun sg] | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [art] first [noun sg] | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a first [noun sg] | 7 |
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