| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] the first step | 116 |
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| 2 | [be] the first step | 107 |
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| 3 | be the first step | 107 |
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| 4 | [prep] the first step | 78 |
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| 5 | [prep] the first step | 78 |
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| 6 | take the first step | 77 |
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| 7 | [is] the first step | 51 |
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| 8 | is the first step | 45 |
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| 9 | [adv] the first step | 43 |
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| 10 | [adv] the first step | 38 |
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| 11 | as the first step | 35 |
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| 12 | as the first step | 35 |
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| 13 | [conj] the first step | 33 |
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| 14 | [vb pp] the first step | 31 |
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| 15 | [was/were] the first step | 28 |
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| 16 | taken the first step | 27 |
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| 17 | was the first step | 27 |
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| 18 | be the first step | 25 |
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| 19 | [be] the first step | 25 |
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| 20 | [to-vb] the first step | 22 |
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| 21 | [vb past] the first step | 20 |
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| 22 | of the first step | 14 |
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| 23 | only the first step | 14 |
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| 24 | only the first step | 14 |
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| 25 | of the first step | 14 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] the first step | 13 |
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| 27 | [vb base] the first step | 13 |
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| 28 | [that] the first step | 12 |
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| 29 | that the first step | 12 |
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| 30 | that the first step | 12 |
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