| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 133 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 133 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 132 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 126 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 120 |
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| 6 | were [verb] for [art] first [noun] | 48 |
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| 7 | were [verb] for [art] first [noun] | 48 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 44 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 44 |
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| 10 | were [verb] in [art] first [noun] | 32 |
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| 11 | were [verb] in [art] first [noun] | 32 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 11 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first half | 11 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first half | 11 |
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| 15 | were [verb] during [art] first [noun] | 10 |
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| 16 | were [verb] during [art] first [noun] | 10 |
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| 17 | were [verb] by [art] first [noun] | 9 |
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| 18 | were [verb] by [art] first [noun] | 9 |
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| 19 | were [verb] on [art] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 20 | were [verb] on [art] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first world | 7 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first world | 7 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first round | 5 |
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| 24 | were [verb] from [art] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first week | 5 |
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| 26 | were [verb] at [art] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 27 | were [verb] from [art] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 28 | were [verb] at [art] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first round | 5 |
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