| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] the first time i [vb past] | 60 |
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| 2 | be the first time i [vb past] | 60 |
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| 3 | [was/were] the first time i [vb past] | 58 |
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| 4 | was the first time i [vb past] | 58 |
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| 5 | [prep] the first time i [vb past] | 31 |
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| 6 | [prep] the first time i [vb past] | 31 |
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| 7 | [verb] the first time i [vb past] | 25 |
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| 8 | for the first time i [vb past] | 21 |
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| 9 | for the first time i [vb past] | 21 |
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| 10 | [vb base] the first time i [vb past] | 15 |
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| 11 | remember the first time i [vb past] | 12 |
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| 12 | [conj] the first time i [vb past] | 9 |
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| 13 | [pron] the first time i [vb past] | 8 |
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| 14 | [adv] the first time i [vb past] | 8 |
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| 15 | remember the first time i [vb past] | 7 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] the first time i [vb past] | 7 |
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| 17 | [noun] the first time i [vb past] | 6 |
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| 18 | [coord] the first time i [vb past] | 6 |
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| 19 | me the first time i [vb past] | 5 |
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| 20 | i the first time i [vb past] | 5 |
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| 21 | the very first time i [vb past] | 6 |
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| 22 | the very first time i [vb past] | 6 |
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| 23 | the [adv] first time i [vb past] | 6 |
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| 24 | the [adv] first time i [vb past] | 6 |
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| 25 | the first time [conj] i [vb past] | 22 |
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| 26 | the first time that i [vb past] | 14 |
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| 27 | the first time [that] i [vb past] | 14 |
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| 28 | the first time that i [vb past] | 14 |
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| 29 | the first time since i [vb past] | 8 |
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| 30 | the first time [subord] i [vb past] | 8 |
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