| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 599 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [prep] the first | 576 |
|
| 3 | [v-ing] for [art] first | 219 |
|
| 4 | [v-ing] in [art] first | 135 |
|
| 5 | [v-ing] to [art] first | 51 |
|
| 6 | [v-ing] from [art] first | 38 |
|
| 7 | [v-ing] at [art] first | 28 |
|
| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] a first | 23 |
|
| 9 | [v-ing] with [art] first | 22 |
|
| 10 | [v-ing] on [art] first | 22 |
|
| 11 | meeting [prep] [art] first | 19 |
|
| 12 | looking [prep] [art] first | 16 |
|
| 13 | going [prep] [art] first | 15 |
|
| 14 | according [prep] [art] first | 13 |
|
| 15 | playing [prep] [art] first | 13 |
|
| 16 | working [prep] [art] first | 12 |
|
| 17 | speaking [prep] [art] first | 12 |
|
| 18 | starting [prep] [art] first | 11 |
|
| 19 | [v-ing] during [art] first | 10 |
|
| 20 | leading [prep] [art] first | 10 |
|
| 21 | talking [prep] [art] first | 10 |
|
| 22 | dating [prep] [art] first | 9 |
|
| 23 | falling [prep] [art] first | 9 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] after [art] first | 9 |
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| 25 | seeing [prep] [art] first | 9 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] as [art] first | 8 |
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| 27 | arising [prep] [art] first | 8 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] into [art] first | 8 |
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| 29 | occurring [prep] [art] first | 8 |
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| 30 | beginning [prep] [art] first | 7 |
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