| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [adv] in the [adj] | 201 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [adv] in the [num ord] | 56 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [adv] in the first | 54 |
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| 4 | be [verb] [adv] in the first | 54 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [adv] [prep] the first | 47 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [adv] [prep] the first | 47 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] in the first | 19 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [adv] in the first | 14 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [adv] in [art] first | 14 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [adv] in the first | 14 |
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| 11 | was [verb] [adv] in [art] first | 14 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [adv] in the first | 14 |
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