| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] the first [noun] | 186 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] the first [noun] | 186 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] the first [noun sg] | 167 |
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| 4 | was [adv] the first [noun] | 161 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] the first [noun] | 96 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [not/n't] the first [noun] | 87 |
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| 7 | [was/were] not the first [noun] | 87 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] the first time | 70 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] the first time | 70 |
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| 10 | [was/were] not the first [noun] | 59 |
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| 11 | [was/were] also the first [noun] | 32 |
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| 12 | [was/were] also the first [noun] | 32 |
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| 13 | [was/were] n't the first [noun] | 28 |
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| 14 | were [adv] the first [noun] | 25 |
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| 15 | [was/were] probably the first [noun] | 20 |
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| 16 | [was/were] probably the first [noun] | 20 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] the first [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 18 | [was/were] only the first [noun] | 7 |
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| 19 | [was/were] only the first [noun] | 7 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] the first man | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] almost the first [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] the first man | 6 |
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| 23 | [was/were] almost the first [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | [was/were] just the first [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] the first [noun prp] | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] just the first [noun] | 5 |
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