| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it [was/were] the first [noun] [pers pn] | 177 |
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| 2 | it [was/were] the [adj] thing [pers pn] | 62 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] the [num ord] thing [pers pn] | 28 |
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| 4 | it [be] the first thing [pers pn] | 15 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] the first thing [pers pn] | 15 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] the first thing [pron] | 10 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] the first thing [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] the first thing [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] the first thing [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [art] first thing [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] [art] first thing [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] the first thing [pers pn] | 9 |
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