| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 113 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] the first | 110 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] for [art] first | 53 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 47 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 35 |
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| 6 | [be] [v-ing] in [art] first | 27 |
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| 7 | [am/are] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 24 |
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| 8 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 19 |
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| 9 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 19 |
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| 10 | [is] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 15 |
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| 11 | is [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 14 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 12 |
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| 13 | are [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 11 |
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| 14 | 're [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 10 |
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| 15 | been [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 8 |
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| 16 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 8 |
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| 17 | [be] meeting [prep] [art] first | 7 |
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| 18 | [be] talking [prep] [art] first | 7 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] at [art] first | 5 |
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| 20 | [be] going [prep] [art] first | 5 |
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| 21 | [be] competing [prep] [art] first | 5 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] to [art] first | 5 |
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| 23 | [be] looking [prep] [art] first | 5 |
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