| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 48 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 29 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 26 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 13 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 9 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 7 |
|
| 11 | he [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 7 |
|
| 12 | room [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 6 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 6 |
|
| 15 | [ex0] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 16 | there [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 18 | there [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 20 | [det] [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 337 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 294 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 91 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 71 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 38 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 28 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 19 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [num] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 30 | [was/were] one [prep] the first [noun sg] | 12 |
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