| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be the first | 216 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be the first | 210 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] be the first | 210 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be the first | 99 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [prep] be the first | 35 |
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| 6 | believe [prep] be the first | 32 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] be the first | 29 |
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| 8 | claim [prep] be the first | 28 |
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| 9 | believed [prep] be the first | 25 |
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| 10 | thought [prep] be the first | 24 |
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| 11 | think [prep] be the first | 24 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [prep] be the first | 22 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [prep] be the first | 16 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [prep] be the first | 14 |
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| 15 | want [prep] be the first | 14 |
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| 16 | go [prep] be the first | 10 |
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| 17 | going [prep] be the first | 10 |
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| 18 | claims [prep] be the first | 9 |
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| 19 | have [prep] be the first | 9 |
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| 20 | claimed [prep] be the first | 8 |
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| 21 | expect [prep] be the first | 8 |
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| 22 | intend [prep] be the first | 8 |
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| 23 | appear [prep] be the first | 7 |
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| 24 | seem [prep] be the first | 7 |
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| 25 | believed [prep] be the first | 7 |
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| 26 | expected [prep] be the first | 7 |
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| 27 | hope [prep] be the first | 6 |
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| 28 | prove [prep] be the first | 6 |
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| 29 | seems [prep] be the first | 6 |
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| 30 | say [prep] be the first | 5 |
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