| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 780 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 698 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 529 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 529 |
|
| 5 | [adj] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 337 |
|
| 6 | [det] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 7 | [noun] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 312 |
|
| 8 | this [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 233 |
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| 9 | this [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 233 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 154 |
|
| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 12 | that [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 77 |
|
| 13 | that [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 77 |
|
| 14 | he [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 76 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 76 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 47 |
|
| 17 | she [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 18 | she [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 34 |
|
| 19 | who [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 23 | i [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 24 | which [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 25 | which [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 26 | what [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 27 | what [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 28 | [num] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 29 | [conj] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 30 | we [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 13 |
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