| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [art] first [noun] | 79 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] the first [noun] | 75 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] the first [noun] | 75 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [art] first [noun] | 69 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [art] first [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] first [noun] | 41 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] first [noun] | 26 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [art] first time | 18 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [art] first time | 18 |
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| 10 | [was/were] read [art] first [noun] | 17 |
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| 11 | [was/were] read [art] first [noun] | 16 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [to-vb] [art] first [noun] | 12 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [art] first [noun] | 10 |
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| 14 | [was/were] to become [art] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 15 | [was/were] become [art] first [noun] | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [art] first [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [art] first president | 5 |
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| 18 | [was/were] elect [art] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | [was/were] elected [art] first [noun] | 5 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [art] first president | 5 |
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