| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 1770 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] in the first [noun sg] | 596 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] in the first [noun sg] | 596 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] for the first [noun sg] | 433 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] for the first [noun sg] | 433 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [prep] the first time | 318 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] of the first [noun sg] | 288 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] of the first [noun sg] | 288 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [prep] the first half | 153 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [prep] the first place | 138 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [prep] the first world | 110 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] on the first [noun sg] | 101 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] on the first [noun sg] | 101 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [prep] the first year | 95 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] after the first [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] after the first [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [prep] the first quarter | 52 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] during the first [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] during the first [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] from the first [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] from the first [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [prep] the first day | 45 |
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| 23 | years [prep] the first [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] before the first [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] before the first [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [prep] the first floor | 35 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [prep] the first round | 34 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] to the first [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] to the first [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [prep] the first instance | 32 |
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