| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] for the first time | 141 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] for the first time | 124 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] [pron] for the first time | 52 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] for the first time | 41 |
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| 5 | [verb] it for the first time | 39 |
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| 6 | [verb] it for the first time | 39 |
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| 7 | see [pron] for the first time | 36 |
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| 8 | [verb] him for the first time | 35 |
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| 9 | [verb] he for the first time | 35 |
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| 10 | meet [pron] for the first time | 27 |
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| 11 | seeing [pron] for the first time | 23 |
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| 12 | [verb] they for the first time | 17 |
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| 13 | [verb] them for the first time | 17 |
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| 14 | [verb] she for the first time | 16 |
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| 15 | [verb] her for the first time | 16 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [pron] for the first time | 14 |
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| 17 | [vb pp] [pron] for the first time | 12 |
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| 18 | [to-vb] [pron] for the first time | 12 |
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| 19 | [verb] me for the first time | 11 |
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| 20 | [verb] i for the first time | 11 |
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| 21 | meeting [pron] for the first time | 10 |
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| 22 | saw [pron] for the first time | 9 |
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| 23 | met [pron] for the first time | 8 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pn reflx] for the first time | 8 |
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| 25 | [verb] [indef pn] for the first time | 8 |
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| 26 | notice [pron] for the first time | 7 |
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| 27 | [vb infin] [pron] for the first time | 6 |
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