| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 209 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 177 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 135 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 131 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 131 |
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| 6 | [adj] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 83 |
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| 7 | [det] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 71 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 69 |
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| 9 | this [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 57 |
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| 10 | this [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 57 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 53 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 22 |
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| 13 | he [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 22 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 17 |
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| 15 | which [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 13 |
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| 16 | which [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 13 |
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| 17 | [conj] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 11 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 19 | i [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 23 | [num] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 25 | that [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 9 |
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| 26 | [coord] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 9 |
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| 27 | that [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 9 |
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| 28 | and [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 8 |
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| 29 | and [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 8 |
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| 30 | [verb] [was/were] the first [noun] [prep] | 6 |
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