| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the first time [conj] | 438 |
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| 2 | [prep] the first time [conj] | 438 |
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| 3 | for the first time [conj] | 435 |
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| 4 | for the first time [conj] | 435 |
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| 5 | [be] the first time [conj] | 197 |
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| 6 | be the first time [conj] | 197 |
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| 7 | was the first time [conj] | 109 |
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| 8 | [was/were] the first time [conj] | 109 |
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| 9 | [is] the first time [conj] | 56 |
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| 10 | is the first time [conj] | 46 |
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| 11 | [adv] the first time [conj] | 33 |
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| 12 | be the first time [conj] | 27 |
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| 13 | [be] the first time [conj] | 27 |
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| 14 | [not/n't] the first time [conj] | 22 |
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| 15 | not the first time [conj] | 22 |
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| 16 | not the first time [conj] | 20 |
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| 17 | [verb] the first time [conj] | 14 |
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| 18 | [adv] the first time [conj] | 11 |
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| 19 | 's the first time [conj] | 10 |
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| 20 | [noun] the first time [conj] | 8 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] the first time [conj] | 6 |
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| 22 | the first time [adv] [conj] | 22 |
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| 23 | the first time [adv] [conj] | 18 |
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| 24 | the first time [noun] [conj] | 10 |
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| 25 | the first time [conj] [conj] | 7 |
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| 26 | the first time [pers pn] [conj] | 6 |
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| 27 | the first time yesterday [conj] | 6 |
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| 28 | the first time [verb] [conj] | 6 |
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| 29 | the first time yesterday [conj] | 6 |
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| 30 | the first time [pron] [conj] | 6 |
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