| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 7214 |
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| 2 | [prep] the first [noun] [prep] | 7214 |
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| 3 | [prep] the first [noun sg] [prep] | 6532 |
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| 4 | [prep] the first [noun] of | 4117 |
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| 5 | for the first [noun] [prep] | 2149 |
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| 6 | in the first [noun] [prep] | 1945 |
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| 7 | [prep] the first time [prep] | 1747 |
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| 8 | [prep] the first time [prep] | 1747 |
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| 9 | [prep] the first [noun] in | 1419 |
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| 10 | of the first [noun] [prep] | 764 |
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| 11 | [prep] the first half [prep] | 707 |
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| 12 | [prep] the first half [prep] | 706 |
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| 13 | [prep] the first [noun pl] [prep] | 548 |
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| 14 | on the first [noun] [prep] | 543 |
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| 15 | [prep] the first year [prep] | 319 |
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| 16 | during the first [noun] [prep] | 315 |
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| 17 | [prep] the first quarter [prep] | 292 |
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| 18 | [prep] the first quarter [prep] | 292 |
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| 19 | [prep] the first day [prep] | 282 |
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| 20 | [prep] the first year [prep] | 263 |
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| 21 | [prep] the first [noun] since | 260 |
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| 22 | [prep] the first day [prep] | 242 |
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| 23 | at the first [noun] [prep] | 232 |
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| 24 | [prep] the first [noun] on | 228 |
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| 25 | [prep] the first [noun] to | 225 |
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| 26 | to the first [noun] [prep] | 209 |
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| 27 | [prep] the first part [prep] | 196 |
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| 28 | [prep] the first part [prep] | 196 |
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| 29 | [prep] the first round [prep] | 193 |
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| 30 | as the first [noun] [prep] | 193 |
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