| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 921 |
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| 2 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 921 |
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| 3 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 885 |
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| 4 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 885 |
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| 5 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 824 |
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| 6 | be [verb] in [art] first [noun sg] | 308 |
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| 7 | be [verb] for [art] first [noun sg] | 284 |
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| 8 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 252 |
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| 9 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 228 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 219 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 126 |
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| 12 | is [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 125 |
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| 13 | been [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 115 |
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| 14 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 89 |
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| 15 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first place | 83 |
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| 16 | be [verb] as [art] first [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 17 | are [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 18 | be [verb] on [art] first [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 19 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first instance | 46 |
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| 20 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first half | 40 |
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| 21 | being [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 22 | be [verb] [prep] a first [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 23 | be [verb] [prep] a first [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 24 | be [verb] to [art] first [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 25 | be [verb] by [art] first [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 26 | be [verb] at [art] first [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 27 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first year | 31 |
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| 28 | be see [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 29 | be seen [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 30 | be [verb] during [art] first [noun sg] | 27 |
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