| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 212 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 197 |
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| 3 | be [verb] in the first [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 4 | be [verb] in the first [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 5 | be [verb] for the first [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 6 | be [verb] for the first [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 7 | be [verb] [prep] the first time | 44 |
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| 8 | be [verb] [prep] the first place | 27 |
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| 9 | be [verb] [prep] the first instance | 25 |
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| 10 | be [verb] as the first [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 11 | be [verb] as the first [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 12 | be [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 13 | be [verb] on the first [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 14 | be [verb] on the first [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 15 | be [verb] at the first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 16 | be [verb] at the first [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 17 | be [verb] to the first [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 18 | be [verb] [prep] the first year | 10 |
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| 19 | be [verb] to the first [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 20 | be see [prep] the first [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 21 | be seen [prep] the first [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 22 | be held [prep] the first [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 23 | be hold [prep] the first [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 24 | be [verb] [prep] the first quarter | 6 |
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| 25 | be [verb] from the first [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 26 | be [verb] from the first [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 27 | be made [prep] the first [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 28 | be [verb] [prep] the first part | 6 |
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| 29 | be make [prep] the first [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | be do [prep] the first [noun sg] | 5 |
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