No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | was [verb] the first | 84 | |
2 | [was/were] [vb pp] the first | 45 | |
3 | [was/were] [v-ing] the first | 36 | |
4 | [was/were] [to-vb] the first | 20 | |
5 | were [verb] the first | 17 | |
6 | [was/were] read the first | 17 | |
7 | [was/were] read the first | 15 | |
8 | [was/were] to become the first | 7 | |
9 | [was/were] become the first | 7 | |
10 | [was/were] elected the first | 6 | |
11 | [was/were] elect the first | 6 | |
12 | [was/were] give the first | 5 | |
13 | [was/were] appoint the first | 5 | |
14 | [was/were] make the first | 5 | |
15 | [was/were] appointed the first | 5 |