| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the [noun] first | 138 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] first | 117 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] the [adj] first | 41 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] the [adv] first | 40 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] the [adv] first | 40 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] the very first | 38 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] the very first | 38 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] the [adj] first | 20 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] first | 18 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] the [num] first | 17 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] the twenty first | 8 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] the twenty first | 8 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] the thirty first | 7 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] the thirty first | 7 |
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| 15 | [noun] [verb] [prep] the first | 1265 |
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| 16 | be [verb] [prep] the first | 1215 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first | 1215 |
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| 18 | [pron] [verb] [prep] the first | 678 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the first | 654 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the first | 544 |
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| 21 | [adv] [verb] [prep] the first | 497 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 461 |
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| 23 | [verb] [verb] [prep] the first | 407 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the first | 385 |
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| 25 | [adv] [verb] [prep] the first | 382 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first | 288 |
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| 27 | be [verb] [prep] the first | 288 |
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| 28 | was [verb] [prep] the first | 287 |
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| 29 | [conj] [verb] [prep] the first | 225 |
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| 30 | have [verb] [prep] the first | 220 |
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