| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [verb] for the [adj] | 116 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the first | 87 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the first | 87 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] be [verb] for the first | 48 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] for the first | 48 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [verb] for the [num ord] | 43 |
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| 7 | [noun] were [verb] for the first | 37 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for the first | 35 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were [verb] for [art] first | 30 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were [verb] for [art] first | 30 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were [verb] for the first | 30 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [verb] for the first | 30 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [verb] for the first | 30 |
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