| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] first | 416 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 409 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 409 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [prep] [art] first | 255 |
|
| 5 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] first | 161 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [art] first | 125 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] first | 116 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] first | 35 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] first | 28 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] first | 23 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] during [art] first | 20 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [art] first | 13 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] at [art] first | 12 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] after [art] first | 12 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] seen [prep] [art] first | 10 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] killed [prep] [art] first | 9 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] reported [prep] [art] first | 8 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] from [art] first | 8 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] used [prep] [art] first | 7 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] introduced [prep] [art] first | 7 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] elected [prep] [art] first | 7 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a first | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] built [prep] [art] first | 7 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a first | 7 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] first | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] appointed [prep] [art] first | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] held [prep] [art] first | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] chosen [prep] [art] first | 5 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] booked [prep] [art] first | 5 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] published [prep] [art] first | 5 |
|
