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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] the first [noun sg]	1542
2	was [art] first [noun sg]	1538
3	[was/were] [art] first time	543
4	[was/were] [art] first person	50
5	were [art] first [noun sg]	48
6	[was/were] [art] first thing	45
7	[was/were] a first [noun sg]	43
8	[was/were] [art] first woman	42
9	[was/were] [art] first step	32
10	[was/were] [art] first man	27
11	[was/were] [art] first occasion	23
12	[was/were] [art] first day	19
13	[was/were] [art] first visit	14
14	[was/were] [art] first class	12
15	[was/were] [art] first company	12
16	[was/were] [art] first year	12
17	[was/were] [art] first case	10
18	[was/were] [art] first world	10
19	[was/were] [art] first country	9
20	[was/were] [art] first attempt	9
21	[was/were] [art] first member	8
22	[was/were] [art] first book	8
23	[was/were] [art] first place	7
24	[was/were] [art] first church	7
25	[was/were] [art] first record	7
26	[was/were] [art] first president	7
27	[was/were] [art] first sign	6
28	[was/were] [art] first meeting	6
29	[was/were] [art] first englishman	6
30	[was/were] [art] first part	6