| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why do [pers pn] | 3078 |
|
| 2 | why [vb base] [pers pn] | 1826 |
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| 3 | why [verb] you | 1804 |
|
| 4 | why [vb past] [pers pn] | 1527 |
|
| 5 | why do [pers pn] | 1485 |
|
| 6 | why did [pers pn] | 1310 |
|
| 7 | why have [pers pn] | 565 |
|
| 8 | why [verb] he | 422 |
|
| 9 | why [verb] they | 364 |
|
| 10 | why [vb -s] [pers pn] | 299 |
|
| 11 | why [verb] i | 287 |
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| 12 | why [verb] it | 272 |
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| 13 | why have [pers pn] | 266 |
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| 14 | why [verb] we | 264 |
|
| 15 | why [verb] she | 258 |
|
| 16 | why does [pers pn] | 231 |
|
| 17 | why had [pers pn] | 217 |
|
| 18 | why [vb infin] [pers pn] | 130 |
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| 19 | why has [pers pn] | 63 |
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| 20 | why d' [pers pn] | 47 |
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| 21 | why [verb] me | 28 |
|
| 22 | why [verb] ya | 25 |
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| 23 | why [verb] them | 17 |
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| 24 | why [verb] thou | 15 |
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| 25 | why [verb] him | 13 |
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| 26 | why 've [pers pn] | 12 |
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| 27 | why dost [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 28 | why dost [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 29 | why ask [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 30 | why deny [pers pn] | 7 |
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