| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a first | 695 |
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| 2 | [prep] a first | 695 |
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| 3 | [verb] a first | 458 |
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| 4 | as a first | 202 |
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| 5 | as a first | 202 |
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| 6 | be a first | 201 |
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| 7 | [be] a first | 201 |
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| 8 | [vb past] a first | 128 |
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| 9 | [conj] a first | 110 |
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| 10 | for a first | 94 |
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| 11 | for a first | 94 |
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| 12 | [adv] a first | 91 |
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| 13 | to a first | 90 |
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| 14 | to a first | 90 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] a first | 83 |
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| 16 | [is] a first | 76 |
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| 17 | [adv] a first | 68 |
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| 18 | of a first | 67 |
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| 19 | of a first | 67 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] a first | 65 |
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| 21 | is a first | 62 |
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| 22 | on a first | 60 |
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| 23 | on a first | 60 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a first | 58 |
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| 25 | was a first | 56 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] a first | 53 |
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| 27 | [coord] a first | 53 |
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| 28 | with a first | 50 |
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| 29 | with a first | 50 |
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| 30 | [vb infin] a first | 48 |
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