| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | for the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 330 |
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| 2 | [prep] the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 330 |
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| 3 | for the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 330 |
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| 4 | [prep] the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 330 |
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| 5 | be the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 27 |
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| 6 | [be] the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 27 |
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| 7 | [was/were] the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 18 |
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| 8 | was the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 18 |
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| 9 | [adv] the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 9 |
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| 10 | [is] the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 8 |
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| 11 | [adv] the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 8 |
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| 12 | 's the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 13 | perhaps the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 14 | perhaps the first time [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 15 | the very first time [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 16 | the very first time [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 17 | the [adv] first time [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 18 | the [adv] first time [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 19 | the first time [adv] [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 20 | the first time [adv] [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 21 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] [noun] | 313 |
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| 22 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] | 286 |
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| 23 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] life | 194 |
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| 24 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] life | 174 |
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| 25 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] [adj] | 59 |
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| 26 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] [adj] | 43 |
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| 27 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] history | 31 |
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| 28 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] history | 31 |
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| 29 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 30 | the first time [prep] [pos pn] career | 20 |
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