| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be the [num ord] [noun] | 6370 |
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| 2 | be the [num ord] [noun sg] | 5934 |
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| 3 | be the first [noun] | 3724 |
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| 4 | was the [num ord] [noun] | 2450 |
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| 5 | is the [num ord] [noun] | 1707 |
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| 6 | be the [num ord] time | 1462 |
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| 7 | be the [num ord] time | 1462 |
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| 8 | be the last [noun] | 1303 |
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| 9 | be the [num ord] [noun] | 871 |
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| 10 | 's the [num ord] [noun] | 693 |
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| 11 | be the second [noun] | 418 |
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| 12 | be the [num ord] thing | 387 |
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| 13 | be the [num ord] thing | 382 |
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| 14 | be the next [noun] | 293 |
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| 15 | be the third [noun] | 255 |
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| 16 | be the [num ord] [noun pl] | 209 |
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| 17 | were the [num ord] [noun] | 208 |
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| 18 | be the [num ord] person | 191 |
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| 19 | be the [num ord] person | 190 |
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| 20 | be the [num ord] [noun prp] | 183 |
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| 21 | are the [num ord] [noun] | 147 |
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| 22 | been the [num ord] [noun] | 145 |
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| 23 | be the [num ord] step | 133 |
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| 24 | be the [num ord] step | 131 |
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| 25 | be the [num ord] day | 126 |
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| 26 | be the [num ord] day | 117 |
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| 27 | be the [num ord] man | 93 |
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| 28 | be the fourth [noun] | 92 |
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| 29 | be the [num ord] man | 89 |
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| 30 | being the [num ord] [noun] | 87 |
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