| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the first [noun sg] [prep] a [noun sg] | 322 |
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| 2 | the first [noun] of a [noun sg] | 187 |
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| 3 | the first [noun] in a [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 4 | the first time [prep] a [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 5 | the first time [prep] a [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 6 | the first [noun pl] [prep] a [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 7 | the first step [prep] a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 8 | the first step [prep] a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 9 | the first [noun] for a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 10 | the first [noun] as a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 11 | the first [noun] with a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 12 | the first stage [prep] a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 13 | the first stage [prep] a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 14 | the first sign [prep] a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 15 | the first [noun] [prep] a year | 12 |
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| 16 | the first [noun] [prep] a decade | 10 |
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| 17 | the first half [prep] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 18 | the first signs [prep] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 19 | the first [noun] by a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 20 | the first half [prep] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 21 | the first instance [prep] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 22 | the first phase [prep] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 23 | the first part [prep] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 24 | the first phase [prep] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 25 | the first part [prep] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 26 | the first [noun] on a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 27 | the first instance [prep] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 28 | the first [noun] to a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 29 | the first day [prep] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | the first year [prep] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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