| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the first time in | 1032 |
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| 2 | [prep] the first time in | 1032 |
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| 3 | for the first time in | 1030 |
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| 4 | for the first time in | 1030 |
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| 5 | [be] the first time in | 69 |
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| 6 | be the first time in | 69 |
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| 7 | [was/were] the first time in | 37 |
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| 8 | was the first time in | 36 |
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| 9 | [is] the first time in | 25 |
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| 10 | is the first time in | 17 |
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| 11 | [adv] the first time in | 12 |
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| 12 | [adv] the first time in | 9 |
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| 13 | 's the first time in | 8 |
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| 14 | be the first time in | 7 |
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| 15 | [be] the first time in | 7 |
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| 16 | the [adv] first time in | 5 |
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| 17 | the [adv] first time in | 5 |
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| 18 | the very first time in | 5 |
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| 19 | the very first time in | 5 |
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| 20 | the first time [adv] in | 13 |
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| 21 | the first time [adv] in | 13 |
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| 22 | the first time [conj] in | 8 |
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| 23 | the first time ever in | 8 |
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| 24 | the first time ever in | 8 |
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| 25 | the first time [verb] in | 8 |
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| 26 | the first time and in | 5 |
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| 27 | the first time [coord] in | 5 |
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| 28 | the first time and in | 5 |
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| 29 | the first time in [adj] | 376 |
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| 30 | the first time in [pron] | 323 |
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