| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 231 |
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| 2 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 231 |
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| 3 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 228 |
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| 4 | be [verb] in [art] first [noun] | 88 |
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| 5 | be [verb] for [art] first [noun] | 54 |
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| 6 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 44 |
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| 7 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 44 |
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| 8 | be [verb] as [art] first [noun] | 29 |
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| 9 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first place | 27 |
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| 10 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first place | 27 |
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| 11 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first instance | 26 |
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| 12 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first instance | 26 |
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| 13 | be [verb] on [art] first [noun] | 19 |
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| 14 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 16 |
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| 15 | be [verb] [prep] a first [noun] | 16 |
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| 16 | be seen [prep] [art] first [noun] | 14 |
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| 17 | be [verb] at [art] first [noun] | 14 |
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| 18 | be see [prep] [art] first [noun] | 14 |
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| 19 | be [verb] to [art] first [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 21 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first year | 10 |
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| 22 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first year | 10 |
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| 23 | be held [prep] [art] first [noun] | 9 |
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| 24 | be hold [prep] [art] first [noun] | 9 |
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| 25 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first step | 9 |
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| 26 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first step | 8 |
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| 27 | be make [prep] [art] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | be made [prep] [art] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 29 | be [verb] from [art] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | be [verb] [prep] [art] first quarter | 6 |
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