| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] be [verb] [prep] [art] first | 153 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] [prep] the first | 151 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [be] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first | 146 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 95 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 88 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] in [art] first | 55 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] are [verb] [prep] [art] first | 48 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [am/are] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 48 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] for [art] first | 48 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] on [art] first | 14 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] by [art] first | 8 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [art] first | 7 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [be] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] is [verb] [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [is] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] as [art] first | 5 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] to [art] first | 5 |
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