| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was first [verb] [prep] [noun] | 268 |
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| 2 | was first [vb pp] [prep] [noun] | 266 |
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| 3 | was first [verb] [prep] [noun prp] | 190 |
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| 4 | was first [verb] by [noun] | 109 |
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| 5 | was first [verb] in [noun] | 84 |
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| 6 | was first [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 7 | was first [verb] [prep] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 8 | was first [verb] to [noun] | 19 |
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| 9 | was first introduced [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 10 | was first used [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 11 | was first use [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 12 | was first introduce [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 13 | was first [verb] into [noun] | 13 |
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| 14 | was first published [prep] [noun] | 12 |
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| 15 | was first publish [prep] [noun] | 12 |
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| 16 | was first [verb] [prep] britain | 9 |
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| 17 | was first describe [prep] [noun] | 9 |
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| 18 | was first described [prep] [noun] | 9 |
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| 19 | was first [verb] [prep] britain | 9 |
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| 20 | was first [verb] for [noun] | 8 |
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| 21 | was first develop [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 22 | was first developed [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 23 | was first suggested [prep] [noun] | 7 |
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| 24 | was first suggest [prep] [noun] | 7 |
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| 25 | was first discover [prep] [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | was first discovered [prep] [noun] | 6 |
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| 27 | was first [verb] at [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | was first [verb] with [noun] | 6 |
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| 29 | was first identified [prep] [noun] | 6 |
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| 30 | was first identify [prep] [noun] | 6 |
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