| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 594 |
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| 2 | [coord] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 321 |
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| 3 | [conj] for the first [noun sg] | 307 |
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| 4 | [conj] [prep] the first time | 288 |
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| 5 | and [prep] the first [noun sg] | 253 |
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| 6 | and [prep] the first [noun sg] | 253 |
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| 7 | [subord] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 153 |
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| 8 | [conj] in the first [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 9 | [that] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 10 | that [prep] the first [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 11 | that [prep] the first [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 12 | but [prep] the first [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 13 | but [prep] the first [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 14 | as [prep] the first [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 15 | as [prep] the first [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 16 | [conj] on the first [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 17 | [conj] [prep] the first half | 27 |
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| 18 | [conj] [prep] the first world | 26 |
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| 19 | [conj] at the first [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 20 | [conj] after the first [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 21 | [conj] during the first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 22 | than [prep] the first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 23 | than [prep] the first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 24 | [conj] [prep] the first instance | 17 |
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| 25 | [conj] [prep] the first year | 17 |
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| 26 | [conj] [prep] the first day | 15 |
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| 27 | because [prep] the first [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 28 | because [prep] the first [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 29 | if [prep] the first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 30 | if [prep] the first [noun sg] | 11 |
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