SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	the first [adj] [noun sg]	3566
2	the first [adj] [noun pl]	615
3	the first major [noun]	202
4	the first british [noun]	134
5	the first real [noun]	82
6	the first [adj] arm	80
7	the first [adj] arm	77
8	the first national [noun]	71
9	the first lateral [noun]	68
10	the first official [noun]	63
11	the first black [noun]	57
12	the first big [noun]	52
13	the first english [noun]	48
14	the first full [noun]	47
15	the first [adj] step	46
16	the first public [noun]	46
17	the first [adj] election	43
18	the first correct [noun]	42
19	the first [adj] attempt	42
20	the first [adj] government	42
21	the first international [noun]	41
22	the first [adj] government	41
23	the first [adj] study	41
24	the first european [noun]	39
25	the first recorded [noun]	39
26	the first [adj] attempt	39
27	the first [adj] woman	38
28	the first commercial [noun]	37
29	the first great [noun]	37
30	the first new [noun]	37