| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 937 |
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| 2 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 937 |
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| 3 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 885 |
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| 4 | be [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun] | 839 |
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| 5 | be [verb] in the first [noun] | 313 |
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| 6 | be [verb] in the first [noun] | 313 |
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| 7 | be [verb] for the first [noun] | 286 |
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| 8 | be [verb] for the first [noun] | 286 |
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| 9 | be [verb] [prep] the first time | 252 |
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| 10 | be [verb] [prep] the first time | 252 |
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| 11 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 231 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 227 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 132 |
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| 14 | is [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 126 |
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| 15 | been [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 113 |
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| 16 | be [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun] | 89 |
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| 17 | be [verb] [prep] the first place | 83 |
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| 18 | be [verb] [prep] the first place | 83 |
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| 19 | be [verb] on the first [noun] | 60 |
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| 20 | be [verb] on the first [noun] | 60 |
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| 21 | are [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 54 |
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| 22 | be [verb] as the first [noun] | 49 |
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| 23 | be [verb] as the first [noun] | 49 |
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| 24 | be [verb] by the first [noun] | 46 |
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| 25 | be [verb] by the first [noun] | 46 |
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| 26 | be [verb] [prep] the first instance | 45 |
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| 27 | be [verb] [prep] the first instance | 45 |
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| 28 | be [verb] [prep] the first half | 40 |
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| 29 | be [verb] [prep] the first half | 40 |
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| 30 | being [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 39 |
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