| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] was the first [noun sg] | 301 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was the first [noun] | 161 |
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| 3 | [noun prp] was the first [noun] | 147 |
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| 4 | [noun] was the first time | 20 |
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| 5 | [noun] was the first time | 20 |
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| 6 | [noun] was the first [noun prp] | 16 |
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| 7 | [noun] was the first step | 14 |
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| 8 | [noun] was the first step | 14 |
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| 9 | [noun] was the first person | 14 |
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| 10 | [noun] was the first person | 14 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] was the first [noun] | 9 |
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| 12 | [noun] was the first man | 8 |
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| 13 | [noun] was the first woman | 8 |
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| 14 | [noun] was the first woman | 8 |
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| 15 | [noun] was the first man | 8 |
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| 16 | [noun] was the first country | 7 |
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| 17 | [noun] was the first thing | 7 |
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| 18 | [noun] was the first thing | 7 |
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| 19 | [noun] was the first country | 7 |
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| 20 | year was the first [noun] | 5 |
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| 21 | britain was the first [noun] | 5 |
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| 22 | britain was the first [noun] | 5 |
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| 23 | [noun] was the first englishman | 5 |
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| 24 | year was the first [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | [noun] was the first englishman | 5 |
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