| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] the first [num] [noun pl] | 268 |
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| 2 | [vb past] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 141 |
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| 3 | [verb] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 96 |
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| 4 | [verb] the first two [noun pl] | 88 |
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| 5 | [verb] the first two [noun pl] | 88 |
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| 6 | [verb] the first three [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 7 | [verb] the first three [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 63 |
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| 9 | [to-vb] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 50 |
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| 10 | [vb base] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 43 |
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| 11 | [vb pp] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 12 | [verb] the first [det] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 13 | [verb] the first few [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 14 | [verb] the first few [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 15 | [verb] the first [adj] years | 34 |
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| 16 | [vb -s] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 31 |
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| 18 | spend the first [adj] [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 19 | [verb] the first four [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 20 | [verb] the first four [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 21 | take the first [adj] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 22 | spent the first [adj] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 23 | win the first [adj] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 24 | [verb] the first [adj] minutes | 14 |
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| 25 | [verb] the first [adj] games | 14 |
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| 26 | [verb] the first [adj] places | 12 |
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| 27 | [verb] the first ten [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 28 | [verb] the first ten [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 29 | make the first [adj] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 30 | [verb] the first [adj] steps | 11 |
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