| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [pron] [was/were] the first | 225 |
|
| 2 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 215 |
|
| 3 | [conj] [pron] was the first | 193 |
|
| 4 | [conj] it [was/were] the first | 126 |
|
| 5 | [conj] it [was/were] the first | 126 |
|
| 6 | [coord] [pron] [was/were] the first | 87 |
|
| 7 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] the first | 82 |
|
| 8 | and [pron] [was/were] the first | 57 |
|
| 9 | and [pron] [was/were] the first | 57 |
|
| 10 | that [pron] [was/were] the first | 56 |
|
| 11 | [that] [pron] [was/were] the first | 56 |
|
| 12 | that [pron] [was/were] the first | 56 |
|
| 13 | [conj] he [was/were] the first | 39 |
|
| 14 | [conj] he [was/were] the first | 39 |
|
| 15 | because [pron] [was/were] the first | 36 |
|
| 16 | because [pron] [was/were] the first | 36 |
|
| 17 | [conj] [pron] were the first | 32 |
|
| 18 | but [pron] [was/were] the first | 30 |
|
| 19 | but [pron] [was/were] the first | 30 |
|
| 20 | [conj] she [was/were] the first | 14 |
|
| 21 | [conj] she [was/were] the first | 14 |
|
| 22 | [conj] they [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 23 | as [pron] [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 24 | [conj] we [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 25 | [conj] they [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 26 | as [pron] [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 27 | [conj] we [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 28 | [conj] i [was/were] the first | 10 |
|
| 29 | [conj] i [was/were] the first | 10 |
|
| 30 | if [pron] [was/were] the first | 10 |
|
