SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pron] was the first time	328
2	[pers pn] was the first time	324
3	it was the first time	323
4	it was the first time	323
5	[adj] was the first time	179
6	[det] was the first time	178
7	this was the first time	139
8	this was the first time	139
9	that was the first time	39
10	that was the first time	39
11	[noun] was the first time	20
12	[noun sg] was the first time	11
13	[noun prp] was the first time	6
14	[adv] was the first time	5
15	was [adv] the first time	66
16	was [not/n't] the first time	52
17	was not the first time	52
18	was not the first time	33
19	was n't the first time	19
20	was [prep] the first time	18
21	was [prep] the first time	18
22	was [vb pp] the first time	16
23	was [verb] the first time	16
24	was for the first time	16
25	was for the first time	16
26	was read the first time	15
27	was read the first time	15
28	was [adv] the first time	14
29	was also the first time	5
30	was also the first time	5