| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 594 |
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| 2 | [coord] [prep] the first [noun] | 345 |
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| 3 | [conj] for the first [noun] | 309 |
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| 4 | [conj] [prep] the first time | 288 |
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| 5 | [conj] [prep] the first time | 288 |
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| 6 | and [prep] the first [noun] | 268 |
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| 7 | and [prep] the first [noun] | 268 |
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| 8 | [subord] [prep] the first [noun] | 159 |
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| 9 | [conj] in the first [noun] | 154 |
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| 10 | [that] [prep] the first [noun] | 127 |
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| 11 | that [prep] the first [noun] | 127 |
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| 12 | that [prep] the first [noun] | 127 |
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| 13 | but [prep] the first [noun] | 69 |
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| 14 | but [prep] the first [noun] | 67 |
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| 15 | as [prep] the first [noun] | 60 |
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| 16 | as [prep] the first [noun] | 60 |
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| 17 | [conj] on the first [noun] | 35 |
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| 18 | [conj] [prep] the first half | 27 |
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| 19 | [conj] [prep] the first half | 27 |
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| 20 | [conj] [prep] the first [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 21 | [conj] [prep] the first world | 26 |
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| 22 | [conj] [prep] the first world | 26 |
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| 23 | [conj] after the first [noun] | 24 |
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| 24 | [conj] during the first [noun] | 23 |
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| 25 | [conj] [prep] the first year | 23 |
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| 26 | [conj] at the first [noun] | 23 |
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| 27 | than [prep] the first [noun] | 20 |
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| 28 | than [prep] the first [noun] | 20 |
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| 29 | [conj] [prep] the first year | 17 |
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| 30 | [conj] [prep] the first instance | 17 |
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