SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] it was the first time	41
2	[coord] it was the first time	18
3	[subord] it was the first time	12
4	that it was the first time	11
5	[verb] it was the first time	11
6	[that] it was the first time	11
7	that it was the first time	11
8	and it was the first time	10
9	and it was the first time	10
10	[vb past] it was the first time	9
11	but it was the first time	8
12	but it was the first time	8
13	because it was the first time	5
14	because it was the first time	5
15	say it was the first time	5
16	said it was the first time	5
17	it was [adv] the first time	39
18	it was [not/n't] the first time	28
19	it was not the first time	28
20	it was not the first time	16
21	it was n't the first time	12
22	it was [adv] the first time	11
23	it was [prep] the first time	6
24	it was [prep] the first time	6
25	it was also the first time	5
26	it was also the first time	5
27	it was the first time [pron]	145
28	it was the first time [pers pn]	139
29	it was the first time [conj]	67
30	it was the first time [that]	60