| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] for the first time | 124 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 3 | [verb] it for the first [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 5 | [verb] him for the first [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 6 | see [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 7 | meet [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 8 | seeing [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 9 | [verb] them for the first [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 10 | [verb] her for the first [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 12 | [verb] me for the first [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 13 | [to-vb] [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 14 | [vb pp] [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 15 | saw [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 16 | meeting [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 17 | met [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 18 | notice [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 20 | use [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 21 | [verb] us for the first [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 22 | [vb -s] [pers pn] for the first [noun sg] | 5 |
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