| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 359 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] after the [adj] [noun] | 70 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] after the [num ord] [noun] | 24 |
|
| 4 | [be] [verb] after the first [noun] | 14 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] after the first [noun] | 11 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] after [art] first [noun] | 11 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] after [art] first [noun] | 11 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] after the first [noun] | 11 |
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