| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun] | 839 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 824 |
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| 3 | be [vb pp] in [art] first [noun] | 291 |
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| 4 | be [vb pp] for [art] first [noun] | 239 |
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| 5 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 231 |
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| 6 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first time | 207 |
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| 7 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first time | 207 |
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| 8 | was [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 202 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 120 |
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| 10 | is [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 114 |
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| 11 | been [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 113 |
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| 12 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first place | 72 |
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| 13 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first place | 72 |
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| 14 | be [vb pp] as [art] first [noun] | 69 |
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| 15 | be [vb pp] on [art] first [noun] | 56 |
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| 16 | be [vb pp] by [art] first [noun] | 47 |
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| 17 | are [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 46 |
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| 18 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first instance | 44 |
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| 19 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first instance | 44 |
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| 20 | being [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun] | 40 |
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| 21 | be [vb pp] to [art] first [noun] | 36 |
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| 22 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first half | 35 |
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| 23 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first half | 35 |
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| 24 | be [vb pp] [prep] a first [noun] | 33 |
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| 25 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun pl] | 31 |
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| 26 | be seen [prep] [art] first [noun] | 31 |
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| 27 | be [vb pp] at [art] first [noun] | 31 |
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| 28 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first year | 30 |
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| 29 | be [vb pp] [prep] [art] first year | 29 |
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| 30 | be [vb pp] during [art] first [noun] | 28 |
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