SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was the first [noun sg] [prep]	437
2	was the first [noun sg] of	159
3	was the first [noun sg] in	125
4	was the first time [prep]	49
5	was the first [noun sg] to	42
6	was the first [noun sg] on	30
7	was the first step [prep]	21
8	was the first [noun sg] for	17
9	was the first occasion [prep]	17
10	was the first visit [prep]	12
11	was the first [noun sg] from	11
12	was the first person [prep]	10
13	was the first case [prep]	9
14	was the first [noun sg] since	9
15	was the first [noun sg] by	9
16	was the first woman [prep]	8
17	was the first member [prep]	8
18	was the first [noun sg] towards	8
19	was the first day [prep]	8
20	was the first [noun sg] at	7
21	was the first man [prep]	6
22	was the first part [prep]	5
23	was the first church [prep]	5
24	was the first stage [prep]	5
25	was the first sign [prep]	5
26	was the first example [prep]	5