SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [adv] [prep] the first [prep]	12
2	[vb past] [adv] [prep] the first [prep]	7
3	[noun] [adv] [prep] the first [prep]	7
4	[adv] [adv] [prep] the first [prep]	5
5	[adv] [adj] [prep] the first [prep]	10
6	[adv] [verb] [prep] the first [prep]	9
7	[adv] [adj] [prep] the first [prep]	6
8	[adv] [prep] the first [noun] [prep]	326
9	[adv] [prep] the first [noun sg] [prep]	299
10	[adv] [prep] the first time [prep]	91
11	[adv] [prep] the first time [prep]	91
12	[adv] [prep] the first half [prep]	44
13	[adv] [prep] the first half [prep]	44
14	[adv] [prep] the first [noun pl] [prep]	17
15	[adv] [prep] the first year [prep]	16
16	[adv] [prep] the first year [prep]	14
17	[adv] [prep] the first day [prep]	13
18	[adv] [prep] the first part [prep]	13
19	[adv] [prep] the first part [prep]	13
20	[adv] [prep] the first week [prep]	11
21	[adv] [prep] the first day [prep]	10
22	[adv] [prep] the first week [prep]	9
23	[adv] [prep] the first round [prep]	7
24	[adv] [prep] the first round [prep]	7
25	[adv] [prep] the first sign [prep]	6
26	[adv] [prep] the first [noun prp] [prep]	6
27	[adv] [prep] the first meeting [prep]	5
28	[adv] [prep] the first meeting [prep]	5
29	[adv] [prep] the first leg [prep]	5
30	[adv] [prep] the first leg [prep]	5