| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the [adj] | 448 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the [num ord] | 75 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the first | 47 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the first | 47 |
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| 5 | [be] [adv] [verb] in the first | 39 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the first | 22 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in [art] first | 17 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in [art] first | 17 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the first | 16 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the first | 16 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the first | 16 |
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