| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 224 |
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| 2 | be the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 224 |
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| 3 | [was/were] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 215 |
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| 4 | was the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 214 |
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| 5 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 142 |
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| 6 | [prep] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 142 |
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| 7 | for the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 123 |
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| 8 | for the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 123 |
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| 9 | [verb] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 52 |
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| 10 | [adv] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 39 |
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| 11 | [conj] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 30 |
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| 12 | [adv] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 21 |
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| 13 | [coord] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 21 |
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| 14 | remember the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 19 |
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| 15 | [noun] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 18 |
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| 16 | [vb base] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 18 |
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| 17 | and the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 15 |
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| 18 | not the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 15 |
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| 19 | and the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 15 |
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| 20 | [not/n't] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 15 |
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| 21 | [pron] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 14 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 13 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 13 |
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| 24 | [vb past] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 12 |
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| 25 | not the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 11 |
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| 26 | [vb pp] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 10 |
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| 27 | remember the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 8 |
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| 28 | [is] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 7 |
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| 29 | 's the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 7 |
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| 30 | [vb infin] the first time [pers pn] [vb past] | 6 |
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