| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 439 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] for [art] first [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first time | 169 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] in [art] first [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first place | 42 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] to [art] first [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] from [art] first [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] a first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] at [art] first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first half | 18 |
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| 11 | meeting [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] on [art] first [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 13 | speaking [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] with [art] first [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first year | 12 |
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| 16 | playing [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 17 | looking [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 18 | going [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first team | 10 |
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| 20 | talking [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first day | 9 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first round | 9 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first floor | 9 |
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| 24 | seeing [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first world | 9 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first instance | 9 |
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| 27 | working [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 28 | starting [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 29 | according [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 30 | arising [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 8 |
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