| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the first time [adv] [prep] | 42 |
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| 2 | the first time [adv] [prep] | 33 |
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| 3 | the first time [verb] [prep] | 29 |
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| 4 | the first time [noun] [prep] | 21 |
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| 5 | the first time [conj] [prep] | 17 |
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| 6 | the first time ever [prep] | 14 |
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| 7 | the first time ever [prep] | 14 |
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| 8 | the first time [noun pl] [prep] | 11 |
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| 9 | the first time [noun sg] [prep] | 10 |
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| 10 | the first time [to-vb] [prep] | 10 |
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| 11 | the first time [adv prt] [prep] | 9 |
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| 12 | the first time [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 13 | the first time [coord] [prep] | 8 |
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| 14 | the first time and [prep] | 8 |
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| 15 | the first time [adj] [prep] | 8 |
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| 16 | the first time and [prep] | 8 |
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| 17 | the first time in [prep] | 7 |
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| 18 | the first time [subord] [prep] | 7 |
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| 19 | the first time [be] [prep] | 7 |
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| 20 | the first time be [prep] | 7 |
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| 21 | the first time in [prep] | 7 |
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| 22 | the first time [det] [prep] | 6 |
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| 23 | the first time [was/were] [prep] | 6 |
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| 24 | the first time yesterday [prep] | 5 |
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| 25 | the first time was [prep] | 5 |
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| 26 | the first time yesterday [prep] | 5 |
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| 27 | [prep] the first time [prep] | 1747 |
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| 28 | [prep] the first time [prep] | 1747 |
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| 29 | for the first time [prep] | 1737 |
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| 30 | for the first time [prep] | 1737 |
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