| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the first [adj] [noun pl] of [noun sg] | 254 |
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| 2 | the first [num] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 206 |
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| 3 | the first [adj] years [prep] [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 4 | the first [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 5 | the first two [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 6 | the first two [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 7 | the first [adj] [noun pl] [prep] life | 53 |
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| 8 | the first [adj] months [prep] [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 9 | the first [det] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 10 | the first few [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 11 | the first few [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 12 | the first three [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 13 | the first three [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 14 | the first [adj] weeks [prep] [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 15 | the first [adj] [noun pl] after [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 16 | the first [adj] days [prep] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 17 | the first six [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 18 | the first six [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 19 | the first four [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 20 | the first four [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 21 | the first five [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 22 | the first five [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 23 | the first [adj] [noun pl] [prep] pregnancy | 12 |
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| 24 | the first [adj] [noun pl] in [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 25 | the first ten [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 26 | the first ten [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 27 | the first [adj] [noun pl] [prep] operation | 8 |
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| 28 | the first [adj] [noun pl] [prep] nationalisation | 8 |
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| 29 | the first [adj] [noun pl] [prep] independence | 7 |
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| 30 | the first [adj] hours [prep] [noun sg] | 7 |
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