| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] be the first [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 2 | [verb] it [be] the first [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pers pn] [is] the first [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 4 | [vb base] [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the first time | 23 |
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| 6 | say [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pers pn] was the first [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pers pn] 's the first [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pers pn] is the first [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 13 | said [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 14 | think [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 15 | think [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pers pn] [am/are] the first [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 17 | mean [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 18 | [verb] i [be] the first [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 19 | says [pers pn] [be] the first [noun sg] | 5 |
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