| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 3834 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 3725 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 3725 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 1769 |
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| 5 | [verb] for [art] first [noun sg] | 1198 |
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| 6 | [verb] in [art] first [noun sg] | 1135 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 1045 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 724 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 459 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] [art] first place | 316 |
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| 11 | [to-vb] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 246 |
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| 12 | [verb] on [art] first [noun sg] | 243 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 240 |
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| 14 | [verb] to [art] first [noun sg] | 220 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 199 |
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| 16 | [vb -s] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 197 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] [art] first half | 160 |
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| 18 | [verb] at [art] first [noun sg] | 159 |
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| 19 | [verb] as [art] first [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 20 | [verb] from [art] first [noun sg] | 117 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] [art] first world | 114 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] a first [noun sg] | 109 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] a first [noun sg] | 109 |
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| 24 | [verb] with [art] first [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 25 | [verb] by [art] first [noun sg] | 104 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] [art] first year | 102 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] [art] first instance | 94 |
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| 28 | [verb] during [art] first [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 29 | meet [prep] [art] first [noun sg] | 84 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] [art] first day | 83 |
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