| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the first time [prep] | 1747 |
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| 2 | [prep] the first time [prep] | 1747 |
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| 3 | for the first time [prep] | 1737 |
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| 4 | for the first time [prep] | 1737 |
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| 5 | be the first time [prep] | 98 |
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| 6 | [be] the first time [prep] | 98 |
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| 7 | [was/were] the first time [prep] | 50 |
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| 8 | was the first time [prep] | 49 |
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| 9 | [is] the first time [prep] | 38 |
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| 10 | is the first time [prep] | 27 |
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| 11 | [adv] the first time [prep] | 17 |
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| 12 | [adv] the first time [prep] | 13 |
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| 13 | 's the first time [prep] | 11 |
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| 14 | [be] the first time [prep] | 10 |
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| 15 | be the first time [prep] | 10 |
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| 16 | [verb] the first time [prep] | 8 |
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| 17 | [conj] the first time [prep] | 5 |
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| 18 | perhaps the first time [prep] | 5 |
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| 19 | [noun] the first time [prep] | 5 |
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| 20 | perhaps the first time [prep] | 5 |
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| 21 | the [adv] first time [prep] | 7 |
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| 22 | the very first time [prep] | 7 |
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| 23 | the very first time [prep] | 7 |
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| 24 | the [adv] first time [prep] | 7 |
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| 25 | the first time [adv] [prep] | 42 |
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| 26 | the first time [adv] [prep] | 33 |
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| 27 | the first time [verb] [prep] | 29 |
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| 28 | the first time [noun] [prep] | 21 |
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| 29 | the first time [conj] [prep] | 17 |
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| 30 | the first time ever [prep] | 14 |
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