| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 87 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the first | 82 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 72 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the first | 37 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the first | 28 |
|
| 6 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 27 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for the first | 23 |
|
| 8 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 22 |
|
| 9 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 22 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
|
| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the first | 18 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 11 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] as the first | 11 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 11 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 11 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 10 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the first | 9 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 8 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 8 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 8 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the first | 7 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 26 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 27 | what [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 28 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 29 | what [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
