| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 737 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 737 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 737 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] the first [num] | 402 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] the first [adj] | 370 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 263 |
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| 7 | [verb] in the first [adj] | 237 |
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| 8 | [verb] in the first [adj] | 237 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [prep] the first [adj] | 126 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] the first two | 123 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] the first two | 123 |
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| 12 | [verb] for the first [adj] | 84 |
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| 13 | [verb] for the first [adj] | 84 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] the first [det] | 69 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [prep] the first [adj] | 65 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] the first few | 62 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] the first few | 62 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] the first three | 57 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] the first three | 57 |
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| 20 | [verb] to the first [adj] | 56 |
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| 21 | [verb] to the first [adj] | 56 |
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| 22 | [verb] during the first [adj] | 51 |
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| 23 | [verb] during the first [adj] | 51 |
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| 24 | [vb -s] [prep] the first [adj] | 48 |
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| 25 | [vb base] [prep] the first [adj] | 45 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] [prep] the first [adj] | 44 |
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| 27 | [verb] as the first [adj] | 40 |
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| 28 | [verb] as the first [adj] | 40 |
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| 29 | [vb infin] [prep] the first [adj] | 39 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] the first five | 36 |
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