| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [vb pp] [prep] the first | 64 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 55 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] in the first | 33 |
|
| 4 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 23 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] the first | 23 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 8 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 18 |
|
| 9 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 18 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 16 |
|
| 11 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 16 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] for the first | 11 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] as the first | 10 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 10 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] by the first | 9 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 9 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 19 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 20 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] to the first | 6 |
|
| 23 | what [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 24 | what [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
