| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be the [num ord] [adj] | 1512 |
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| 2 | be the [num ord] [adj] | 1160 |
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| 3 | be the first [adj] | 893 |
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| 4 | was the [num ord] [adj] | 598 |
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| 5 | is the [num ord] [adj] | 425 |
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| 6 | be the [num ord] [adj] | 242 |
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| 7 | be the [num ord] [adj -est] | 197 |
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| 8 | be the last [adj] | 190 |
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| 9 | be the second [adj] | 156 |
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| 10 | be the [num ord] major | 105 |
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| 11 | be the next [adj] | 105 |
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| 12 | be the [num ord] major | 105 |
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| 13 | be the [num ord] large | 86 |
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| 14 | be the [num ord] largest | 80 |
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| 15 | be the [num ord] [det] | 77 |
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| 16 | be the [num ord] [num] | 73 |
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| 17 | be the third [adj] | 71 |
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| 18 | were the [num ord] [adj] | 70 |
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| 19 | be the [num ord] big | 56 |
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| 20 | are the [num ord] [adj] | 55 |
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| 21 | 's the [num ord] [adj] | 52 |
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| 22 | be the [num ord] such | 49 |
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| 23 | be the [num ord] such | 49 |
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| 24 | be the [num ord] good | 44 |
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| 25 | be the [num ord] best | 38 |
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| 26 | be the [num ord] british | 36 |
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| 27 | be the [num ord] british | 36 |
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| 28 | be the fourth [adj] | 35 |
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| 29 | been the [num ord] [adj] | 32 |
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| 30 | be the [num ord] big | 31 |
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