| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | in the first [noun] [conj] | 390 |
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| 2 | in the first [noun sg] [conj] | 380 |
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| 3 | in the first [noun] [coord] | 276 |
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| 4 | in the first [noun] and | 219 |
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| 5 | in the first [noun] and | 219 |
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| 6 | in the first [noun] [subord] | 91 |
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| 7 | in the first place [conj] | 89 |
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| 8 | in the first place [conj] | 89 |
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| 9 | in the first half [conj] | 53 |
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| 10 | in the first half [conj] | 53 |
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| 11 | in the first year [conj] | 33 |
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| 12 | in the first year [conj] | 33 |
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| 13 | in the first [noun] but | 30 |
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| 14 | in the first [noun] but | 30 |
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| 15 | in the first round [conj] | 28 |
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| 16 | in the first round [conj] | 27 |
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| 17 | in the first [noun] or | 26 |
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| 18 | in the first [noun] or | 26 |
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| 19 | in the first instance [conj] | 23 |
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| 20 | in the first [noun] that | 23 |
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| 21 | in the first [noun] [that] | 23 |
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| 22 | in the first instance [conj] | 23 |
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| 23 | in the first [noun] that | 23 |
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| 24 | in the first [noun] because | 19 |
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| 25 | in the first [noun] because | 19 |
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| 26 | in the first [noun] when | 17 |
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| 27 | in the first [noun] when | 17 |
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| 28 | in the first [noun] as | 16 |
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| 29 | in the first [noun] as | 16 |
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| 30 | in the first [noun] if | 13 |
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