| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] for the first | 51 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] for the first | 51 |
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| 3 | were [verb] for the first | 50 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] for the [adj] | 37 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the first | 24 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [prep] the first | 12 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] the first | 12 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] for the first | 6 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] for [art] first | 6 |
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