SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] but [prep] the first	7
2	[noun sg] but [prep] the first	5
3	but [adv] [prep] the first	19
4	but [adv] [prep] the first	17
5	but [verb] [prep] the first	13
6	but [vb past] [prep] the first	6
7	but [prep] the first [noun]	67
8	but [prep] the first [noun sg]	59
9	but [prep] the first [adj]	23
10	but [prep] the first time	21
11	but [prep] the first time	21
12	but [prep] the first [num]	13
13	but [prep] the first [det]	9
14	but [prep] the first few	7
15	but [prep] the first few	7
16	but [prep] the first instance	6
17	but [prep] the first of	6
18	but [prep] the first instance	6
19	but [prep] the first [prep]	6
20	but [prep] the first of	6
21	but [prep] the first [prep]	6
22	but [prep] the first [noun pl]	5