| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] for the first time | 44 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] for the first time | 43 |
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| 3 | be [v-ing] for the first time | 43 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the first time | 21 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] for the first [noun] | 6 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] for the [adj] time | 6 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] for [art] first time | 5 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] for the first time | 5 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] the first time | 5 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] [prep] the first time | 5 |
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