| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] never been [verb] | 862 |
|
| 2 | have never been [verb] | 862 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] never been [verb] | 327 |
|
| 4 | [vb -s] never been [verb] | 321 |
|
| 5 | had never been [verb] | 296 |
|
| 6 | has never been [verb] | 295 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] never been [verb] | 212 |
|
| 8 | have never been [verb] | 157 |
|
| 9 | 've never been [verb] | 55 |
|
| 10 | 'd never been [verb] | 31 |
|
| 11 | 's never been [verb] | 26 |
|
| 12 | [adv] never been [verb] | 10 |
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| 13 | [adv] never been [verb] | 10 |
|
| 14 | [noun] never been [verb] | 7 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] never been [verb] | 7 |
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| 16 | never [verb] been [verb] | 162 |
|
| 17 | never have been [verb] | 161 |
|
| 18 | never [vb infin] been [verb] | 141 |
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| 19 | never have been [verb] | 140 |
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| 20 | never [adv] been [verb] | 74 |
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| 21 | never [adv] been [verb] | 72 |
|
| 22 | never before been [verb] | 21 |
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| 23 | never before been [verb] | 21 |
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| 24 | never really been [verb] | 13 |
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| 25 | never really been [verb] | 13 |
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| 26 | never yet been [verb] | 9 |
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| 27 | never yet been [verb] | 9 |
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| 28 | never previously been [verb] | 8 |
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| 29 | never [to-vb] been [verb] | 8 |
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| 30 | never to have been [verb] | 8 |
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