| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] the first | 2215 |
|
| 2 | [to-vb] the first | 853 |
|
| 3 | [v-ing] the first | 803 |
|
| 4 | become the first | 710 |
|
| 5 | [vb pp] the first | 685 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] the first | 596 |
|
| 7 | [vb infin] the first | 476 |
|
| 8 | [vb -s] the first | 392 |
|
| 9 | became the first | 382 |
|
| 10 | take the first | 243 |
|
| 11 | make the first | 222 |
|
| 12 | have the first | 142 |
|
| 13 | see the first | 130 |
|
| 14 | win the first | 125 |
|
| 15 | to become the first | 119 |
|
| 16 | get the first | 111 |
|
| 17 | say the first | 107 |
|
| 18 | made the first | 91 |
|
| 19 | do the first | 89 |
|
| 20 | becoming the first | 75 |
|
| 21 | give the first | 74 |
|
| 22 | said the first | 74 |
|
| 23 | provide the first | 72 |
|
| 24 | mark the first | 70 |
|
| 25 | took the first | 67 |
|
| 26 | produce the first | 67 |
|
| 27 | won the first | 64 |
|
| 28 | read the first | 63 |
|
| 29 | spend the first | 63 |
|
| 30 | remember the first | 60 |
|
