| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 231 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun] | 215 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 212 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] in the first [noun] | 87 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] for the first [noun] | 53 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first time | 44 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first time | 44 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first place | 27 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first place | 27 |
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| 10 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first instance | 25 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first instance | 25 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] on the first [noun] | 19 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] as the first [noun] | 19 |
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| 14 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun] | 16 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] at the first [noun] | 13 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] to the first [noun] | 12 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 18 | [be] seen [prep] the first [noun] | 11 |
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| 19 | [be] see [prep] the first [noun] | 11 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first year | 10 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first year | 10 |
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| 22 | [be] hold [prep] the first [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | [be] held [prep] the first [noun] | 9 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first part | 6 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first part | 6 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first [noun prp] | 6 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] from the first [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] by the first [noun] | 6 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first quarter | 6 |
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| 30 | [be] made [prep] the first [noun] | 6 |
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