| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the first [noun] | 21619 |
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| 2 | [prep] the first [noun sg] | 20058 |
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| 3 | for the first [noun] | 6409 |
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| 4 | in the first [noun] | 6389 |
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| 5 | [prep] the first time | 5502 |
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| 6 | [prep] the first time | 5499 |
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| 7 | of the first [noun] | 2710 |
|
| 8 | [prep] the first place | 1854 |
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| 9 | [prep] the first place | 1849 |
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| 10 | on the first [noun] | 1308 |
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| 11 | [prep] the first [noun pl] | 1087 |
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| 12 | [prep] the first half | 1077 |
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| 13 | [prep] the first half | 1075 |
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| 14 | [prep] the first world | 843 |
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| 15 | [prep] the first world | 843 |
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| 16 | [prep] the first year | 803 |
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| 17 | to the first [noun] | 743 |
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| 18 | [prep] the first year | 734 |
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| 19 | during the first [noun] | 599 |
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| 20 | at the first [noun] | 575 |
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| 21 | [prep] the first day | 500 |
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| 22 | from the first [noun] | 476 |
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| 23 | after the first [noun] | 471 |
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| 24 | [prep] the first day | 454 |
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| 25 | [prep] the first quarter | 406 |
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| 26 | [prep] the first quarter | 406 |
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| 27 | [prep] the first round | 394 |
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| 28 | [prep] the first instance | 394 |
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| 29 | [prep] the first instance | 393 |
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| 30 | [prep] the first round | 389 |
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