SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adv] the first [noun]	799
2	[adv] the first [noun]	799
3	[adv] the first [noun sg]	714
4	[adv] the first time	99
5	[adv] the first time	99
6	only the first [noun]	84
7	so the first [noun]	70
8	[adv] the first thing	70
9	[adv] the first thing	67
10	[adv] the first [noun pl]	58
11	also the first [noun]	55
12	probably the first [noun]	53
13	then the first [noun]	40
14	[adv] the first step	38
15	[adv] the first step	37
16	just the first [noun]	30
17	often the first [noun]	30
18	perhaps the first [noun]	28
19	now the first [noun]	26
20	almost the first [noun]	25
21	well the first [noun]	23
22	[adv] the first stage	21
23	[adv] the first stage	21
24	[adv] the first part	19
25	[adv] the first part	19
26	least the first [noun]	16
27	usually the first [noun]	15
28	even the first [noun]	15
29	always the first [noun]	15
30	[adv] the first half	14