SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was the first [noun] [prep]	441
2	was the first [noun sg] [prep]	437
3	was the first [noun] of	160
4	was the first [noun] of	160
5	was the first [noun] in	125
6	was the first [noun] in	125
7	was the first time [prep]	49
8	was the first time [prep]	49
9	was the first [noun] to	44
10	was the first [noun] to	44
11	was the first [noun] on	30
12	was the first [noun] on	30
13	was the first step [prep]	21
14	was the first step [prep]	21
15	was the first [noun] for	17
16	was the first [noun] for	17
17	was the first occasion [prep]	17
18	was the first occasion [prep]	17
19	was the first [noun] from	12
20	was the first [noun] from	12
21	was the first visit [prep]	12
22	was the first visit [prep]	12
23	was the first person [prep]	10
24	was the first person [prep]	10
25	was the first [noun] since	9
26	was the first [noun] by	9
27	was the first case [prep]	9
28	was the first case [prep]	9
29	was the first [noun] since	9
30	was the first [noun] by	9