| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 215 |
|
| 2 | [conj] [pers pn] was the first | 187 |
|
| 3 | [conj] it [was/were] the first | 126 |
|
| 4 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 80 |
|
| 5 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 80 |
|
| 6 | [that] [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 55 |
|
| 7 | that [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 55 |
|
| 8 | that [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 55 |
|
| 9 | and [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 50 |
|
| 10 | and [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 50 |
|
| 11 | [conj] he [was/were] the first | 39 |
|
| 12 | because [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 36 |
|
| 13 | because [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 36 |
|
| 14 | but [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 30 |
|
| 15 | but [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 30 |
|
| 16 | [conj] [pers pn] were the first | 28 |
|
| 17 | [conj] she [was/were] the first | 14 |
|
| 18 | [conj] we [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 19 | as [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 20 | [conj] they [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 21 | as [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 11 |
|
| 22 | if [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 10 |
|
| 23 | [conj] i [was/were] the first | 10 |
|
| 24 | if [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 10 |
|
| 25 | whether [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 6 |
|
| 26 | whether [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 6 |
|
| 27 | although [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 5 |
|
| 28 | although [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 5 |
|
