SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [verb] [prep] the first [noun]	227
2	was [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg]	212
3	was [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun]	196
4	was [verb] for the first [noun]	85
5	was [verb] [prep] the first time	80
6	was [verb] [prep] the first time	80
7	was [verb] in the first [noun]	67
8	was [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun]	28
9	was [verb] by the first [noun]	16
10	was [verb] [prep] the first world	12
11	was [verb] [prep] the first half	12
12	was [verb] [prep] the first half	12
13	was [verb] on the first [noun]	12
14	was [verb] [prep] the first world	12
15	was [verb] [prep] the first place	10
16	was [verb] [prep] the first place	10
17	was [verb] [prep] the first [noun pl]	10
18	was [verb] as the first [noun]	10
19	was [verb] after the first [noun]	9
20	was [verb] during the first [noun]	7
21	was [verb] to the first [noun]	6
22	was make [prep] the first [noun]	6
23	was [verb] at the first [noun]	6
24	was booked [prep] the first [noun]	5
25	was book [prep] the first [noun]	5
26	was introduce [prep] the first [noun]	5
27	was [verb] [prep] the first instance	5
28	was made [prep] the first [noun]	5
29	was [verb] [prep] the first instance	5