| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb pp] [prep] the first | 2350 |
|
| 2 | [verb] in the first | 1485 |
|
| 3 | [verb] for the first | 1304 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [prep] the first | 956 |
|
| 5 | [v-ing] [prep] the first | 576 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] [prep] the first | 338 |
|
| 7 | [verb] to the first | 337 |
|
| 8 | [verb] on the first | 333 |
|
| 9 | [to-vb] [prep] the first | 311 |
|
| 10 | [vb -s] [prep] the first | 287 |
|
| 11 | [vb infin] [prep] the first | 268 |
|
| 12 | [verb] at the first | 216 |
|
| 13 | [verb] from the first | 184 |
|
| 14 | [verb] with the first | 177 |
|
| 15 | [verb] by the first | 170 |
|
| 16 | [verb] as the first | 164 |
|
| 17 | [verb] during the first | 146 |
|
| 18 | [verb] after the first | 95 |
|
| 19 | [verb] into the first | 92 |
|
| 20 | meet [prep] the first | 90 |
|
| 21 | see [prep] the first | 87 |
|
| 22 | come [prep] the first | 81 |
|
| 23 | go [prep] the first | 70 |
|
| 24 | occur [prep] the first | 68 |
|
| 25 | do [prep] the first | 67 |
|
| 26 | lead [prep] the first | 56 |
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| 27 | have [prep] the first | 52 |
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| 28 | make [prep] the first | 50 |
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| 29 | look [prep] the first | 50 |
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| 30 | start [prep] the first | 50 |
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