| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] the first [adj] [noun] | 731 |
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| 2 | [verb] the first [adj] [noun sg] | 656 |
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| 3 | [vb past] the first [adj] [noun] | 433 |
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| 4 | [verb] the first [adj] [noun pl] | 401 |
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| 5 | [verb] the first [num] [noun] | 302 |
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| 6 | become the first [adj] [noun] | 174 |
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| 7 | [to-vb] the first [adj] [noun] | 150 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] the first [adj] [noun] | 150 |
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| 9 | [vb pp] the first [adj] [noun] | 110 |
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| 10 | [verb] the first two [noun] | 96 |
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| 11 | [verb] the first two [noun] | 96 |
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| 12 | became the first [adj] [noun] | 90 |
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| 13 | [vb base] the first [adj] [noun] | 82 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] the first [adj] [noun] | 81 |
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| 15 | [vb -s] the first [adj] [noun] | 74 |
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| 16 | [verb] the first three [noun] | 68 |
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| 17 | [verb] the first three [noun] | 68 |
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| 18 | make the first [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 19 | [verb] the first [det] [noun] | 45 |
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| 20 | [verb] the first british [noun] | 41 |
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| 21 | [verb] the first british [noun] | 41 |
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| 22 | [verb] the first [adj] year | 38 |
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| 23 | [verb] the first few [noun] | 36 |
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| 24 | [verb] the first few [noun] | 36 |
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| 25 | [verb] the first [adj] years | 34 |
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| 26 | provide the first [adj] [noun] | 34 |
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| 27 | take the first [adj] [noun] | 33 |
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| 28 | to become the first [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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| 29 | spend the first [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 30 | [verb] the first four [noun] | 28 |
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