SN4 ""

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