| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 122 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 122 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun] | 84 |
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| 5 | had [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 72 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] for the first [noun] | 37 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] for the first [noun] | 37 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first time | 36 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first time | 36 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [verb] in the first [noun] | 32 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] in the first [noun] | 32 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [to-vb] [prep] the first [noun] | 31 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [verb] on the first [noun] | 15 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [verb] on the first [noun] | 15 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first place | 9 |
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| 16 | began [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 9 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first place | 9 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first world | 7 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first day | 7 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first world | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] the first day | 6 |
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| 23 | 'd [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [verb] to the first [noun] | 6 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [verb] to the first [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun] | 5 |
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