| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] the first stage in | 14 |
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| 2 | [prep] the first stage in | 14 |
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| 3 | [be] the first stage in | 9 |
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| 4 | be the first stage in | 9 |
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| 5 | is the first stage in | 7 |
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| 6 | [is] the first stage in | 7 |
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| 7 | as the first stage in | 6 |
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| 8 | as the first stage in | 6 |
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| 9 | [verb] the first stage in | 5 |
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| 10 | the first stage in [art] | 33 |
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| 11 | the first stage in [art] | 33 |
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| 12 | the first stage in the | 20 |
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| 13 | the first stage in the | 20 |
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| 14 | the first stage in a | 13 |
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| 15 | the first stage in a | 12 |
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| 16 | the first stage in [noun] | 9 |
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| 17 | the first stage in [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 18 | the first stage in [verb] | 8 |
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