| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] the first [noun sg] [prep] | 1130 |
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| 2 | be the first [noun sg] [prep] | 1130 |
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| 3 | [be] the first [noun sg] of | 488 |
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| 4 | [was/were] the first [noun sg] [prep] | 451 |
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| 5 | [is] the first [noun sg] [prep] | 438 |
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| 6 | was the first [noun sg] [prep] | 437 |
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| 7 | is the first [noun sg] [prep] | 385 |
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| 8 | [be] the first [noun sg] in | 285 |
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| 9 | be the first [noun sg] [prep] | 177 |
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| 10 | [be] the first [noun sg] [prep] | 177 |
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| 11 | [be] the first time [prep] | 98 |
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| 12 | [be] the first [noun sg] to | 93 |
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| 13 | [be] the first step [prep] | 86 |
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| 14 | [be] the first [noun sg] on | 57 |
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| 15 | 's the first [noun sg] [prep] | 53 |
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| 16 | [be] the first [noun sg] for | 51 |
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| 17 | [be] the first [noun sg] towards | 33 |
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| 18 | [be] the first day [prep] | 31 |
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| 19 | [be] the first stage [prep] | 30 |
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| 20 | been the first [noun sg] [prep] | 29 |
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| 21 | [been] the first [noun sg] [prep] | 29 |
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| 22 | [be] the first [noun sg] from | 25 |
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| 23 | [be] the first part [prep] | 24 |
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| 24 | [am/are] the first [noun sg] [prep] | 23 |
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| 25 | [be] the first person [prep] | 21 |
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| 26 | [be] the first [noun sg] at | 21 |
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| 27 | [be] the first occasion [prep] | 20 |
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| 28 | [be] the first [noun sg] since | 18 |
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| 29 | are the first [noun sg] [prep] | 17 |
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| 30 | [be] the first member [prep] | 16 |
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