| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | but [adv] why [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 2 | but [verb] why [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 3 | but why [verb] [pers pn] | 148 |
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| 4 | but why do [pers pn] | 120 |
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| 5 | but why [modal v] [pers pn] | 105 |
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| 6 | but why [vb mod] [pers pn] | 105 |
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| 7 | but why should [pers pn] | 85 |
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| 8 | but why should [pers pn] | 85 |
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| 9 | but why be [pers pn] | 76 |
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| 10 | but why [be] [pers pn] | 76 |
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| 11 | but why [vb past] [pers pn] | 60 |
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| 12 | but why [vb base] [pers pn] | 56 |
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| 13 | but why did [pers pn] | 54 |
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| 14 | but why do [pers pn] | 49 |
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| 15 | but why [is] [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 16 | but why [am/are] [pers pn] | 31 |
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| 17 | but why is [pers pn] | 29 |
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| 18 | but why are [pers pn] | 28 |
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| 19 | but why [vb -s] [pers pn] | 21 |
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| 20 | but why does [pers pn] | 17 |
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| 21 | but why have [pers pn] | 17 |
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| 22 | but why [was/were] [pers pn] | 13 |
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| 23 | but why would [pers pn] | 12 |
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| 24 | but why was [pers pn] | 12 |
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| 25 | but why would [pers pn] | 12 |
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| 26 | but why [vb infin] [pers pn] | 11 |
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| 27 | but why have [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 28 | but why had [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 29 | but why [pers pn] [verb] | 20 |
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| 30 | but why [pers pn] [vb base] | 8 |
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