| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have been the first | 178 |
|
| 2 | [verb] been the first | 178 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] been the first | 70 |
|
| 4 | had been the first | 69 |
|
| 5 | [vb infin] been the first | 48 |
|
| 6 | have been the first | 47 |
|
| 7 | to have been the first | 31 |
|
| 8 | [to-vb] been the first | 31 |
|
| 9 | [vb -s] been the first | 12 |
|
| 10 | has been the first | 11 |
|
| 11 | [vb base] been the first | 11 |
|
| 12 | have been the first | 11 |
|
| 13 | [adv] been the first | 10 |
|
| 14 | [adv] been the first | 7 |
|
| 15 | having been the first | 5 |
|
| 16 | [v-ing] been the first | 5 |
|
| 17 | been [prep] the first | 41 |
|
| 18 | been [prep] the first | 41 |
|
| 19 | been [verb] the first | 18 |
|
| 20 | been in the first | 14 |
|
| 21 | been in the first | 14 |
|
| 22 | been [vb pp] the first | 11 |
|
| 23 | been among the first | 9 |
|
| 24 | been among the first | 9 |
|
| 25 | been [v-ing] the first | 7 |
|
| 26 | been [adv] the first | 6 |
|
| 27 | been on the first | 6 |
|
| 28 | been on the first | 6 |
|
| 29 | been [adv] the first | 5 |
|
| 30 | been the first [noun] | 89 |
|
