| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 301 |
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| 2 | the [noun] [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] | 26 |
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| 3 | the [noun] [be] [prep] the first | 22 |
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| 4 | [art] [noun] [was/were] [prep] the first | 15 |
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| 5 | the [noun] [was/were] [prep] the first | 13 |
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| 6 | the [noun] [was/were] [prep] [art] first | 13 |
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| 7 | the [noun] [was/were] [prep] [art] first | 13 |
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| 8 | the [noun] [was/were] [prep] the first | 13 |
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