| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be the first time i | 171 |
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| 2 | [be] the first time i | 171 |
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| 3 | [is] the first time i | 90 |
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| 4 | [was/were] the first time i | 78 |
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| 5 | was the first time i | 77 |
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| 6 | [prep] the first time i | 49 |
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| 7 | [prep] the first time i | 49 |
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| 8 | is the first time i | 46 |
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| 9 | 's the first time i | 44 |
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| 10 | for the first time i | 35 |
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| 11 | for the first time i | 35 |
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| 12 | [verb] the first time i | 27 |
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| 13 | [adv] the first time i | 21 |
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| 14 | [vb base] the first time i | 16 |
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| 15 | remember the first time i | 13 |
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| 16 | [not/n't] the first time i | 12 |
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| 17 | not the first time i | 12 |
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| 18 | [conj] the first time i | 11 |
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| 19 | [pron] the first time i | 10 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] the first time i | 9 |
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| 21 | [adv] the first time i | 8 |
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| 22 | not the first time i | 8 |
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| 23 | [noun] the first time i | 8 |
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| 24 | remember the first time i | 7 |
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| 25 | [coord] the first time i | 7 |
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| 26 | i the first time i | 6 |
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| 27 | me the first time i | 6 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] the first time i | 5 |
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| 29 | and the first time i | 5 |
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| 30 | [vb infin] the first time i | 5 |
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