SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	it [be] the first [noun]	892
2	it be the first [noun]	892
3	it [be] the first [noun sg]	872
4	it [was/were] the first [noun]	538
5	it was the first [noun]	535
6	it [be] the first time	523
7	it [be] the first time	523
8	it [is] the first [noun]	353
9	it 's the first [noun]	194
10	it is the first [noun]	159
11	it [be] the first thing	28
12	it [be] the first thing	28
13	it [be] the first day	22
14	it [be] the first day	22
15	it [be] the first [noun prp]	17
16	it [be] the first step	14
17	it [be] the first step	14
18	it [be] the first sign	9
19	it [be] the first sign	9
20	it [be] the first visit	8
21	it [be] the first occasion	8
22	it [be] the first occasion	8
23	it [be] the first visit	8
24	it [be] the first world	7
25	it [be] the first world	7
26	it [be] the first place	6
27	it [be] the first place	6
28	it [be] the first chance	5
29	it [be] the first game	5
30	it [be] the first game	5