| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was the [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 658 |
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| 2 | [be] the first [noun sg] [noun sg] | 196 |
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| 3 | be the first [noun sg] [noun sg] | 196 |
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| 4 | was the first [noun sg] [noun] | 134 |
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| 5 | was the [num ord] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 6 | was [art] first [noun sg] [noun sg] | 102 |
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| 7 | was [art] first [noun sg] [noun sg] | 102 |
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| 8 | was the first [noun] [noun sg] | 98 |
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| 9 | [was/were] the first [noun sg] [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 10 | was the first [noun sg] [noun sg] | 87 |
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| 11 | was the first [noun sg] [noun sg] | 87 |
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