| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 267 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [vb past] for the first [noun] | 133 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first time | 114 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first time | 114 |
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| 5 | he [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] | 65 |
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| 6 | i [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] | 60 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] [vb past] in the first [noun] | 59 |
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| 8 | we [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] | 46 |
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| 9 | they [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] | 36 |
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| 10 | she [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] | 35 |
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| 11 | it [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] | 24 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [vb past] to the first [noun] | 16 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first place | 15 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] [vb past] on the first [noun] | 15 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first place | 15 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] did [prep] the first [noun] | 13 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] met [prep] the first [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] went [prep] the first [noun] | 13 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] noticed [prep] the first [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [vb past] at the first [noun] | 12 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first half | 11 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first half | 11 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] saw [prep] the first [noun] | 10 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first chapter | 10 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the first chapter | 10 |
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| 26 | you [vb past] [prep] the first [noun] | 10 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] came [prep] the first [noun] | 9 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] realised [prep] the first [noun] | 9 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] got [prep] the first [noun] | 8 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [vb past] with the first [noun] | 7 |
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