SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was the first [noun sg]	1496
2	was [art] first time	539
3	was [art] first person	50
4	was [art] first thing	45
5	was a first [noun sg]	41
6	was [art] first woman	39
7	was [art] first step	31
8	was [art] first man	26
9	was [art] first occasion	23
10	was [art] first day	19
11	was [art] first visit	14
12	was [art] first year	12
13	was [art] first class	12
14	was [art] first case	10
15	was [art] first world	10
16	was [art] first company	10
17	was [art] first attempt	9
18	was [art] first country	8
19	was [art] first member	8
20	was [art] first book	8
21	was [art] first church	7
22	was [art] first record	7
23	was [art] first place	7
24	was [art] first president	7
25	was [art] first englishman	6
26	was [art] first sign	6
27	was [art] first example	5
28	was [art] first home	5
29	was [art] first meeting	5
30	was [art] first night	5