| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 973 |
|
| 2 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 973 |
|
| 3 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 937 |
|
| 4 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 921 |
|
| 5 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 872 |
|
| 6 | be [verb] in [art] first [noun] | 316 |
|
| 7 | be [verb] in [art] first [noun] | 316 |
|
| 8 | be [verb] for [art] first [noun] | 289 |
|
| 9 | be [verb] for [art] first [noun] | 289 |
|
| 10 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 252 |
|
| 11 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 252 |
|
| 12 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 247 |
|
| 13 | was [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 234 |
|
| 14 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 133 |
|
| 15 | is [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 129 |
|
| 16 | been [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 118 |
|
| 17 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 92 |
|
| 18 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first place | 83 |
|
| 19 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first place | 83 |
|
| 20 | be [verb] as [art] first [noun] | 70 |
|
| 21 | be [verb] as [art] first [noun] | 70 |
|
| 22 | be [verb] on [art] first [noun] | 60 |
|
| 23 | be [verb] on [art] first [noun] | 60 |
|
| 24 | are [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 56 |
|
| 25 | be [verb] by [art] first [noun] | 47 |
|
| 26 | be [verb] by [art] first [noun] | 47 |
|
| 27 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first instance | 46 |
|
| 28 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first instance | 46 |
|
| 29 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first half | 40 |
|
| 30 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first half | 40 |
|
