| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [modal v] not i | 157 |
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| 2 | why [vb mod] not i | 157 |
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| 3 | why [verb] not i | 117 |
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| 4 | why do not i | 96 |
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| 5 | why can not i | 76 |
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| 6 | why ca not i | 76 |
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| 7 | why should not i | 62 |
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| 8 | why should not i | 62 |
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| 9 | why [vb base] not i | 58 |
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| 10 | why [vb past] not i | 58 |
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| 11 | why do not i | 48 |
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| 12 | why did not i | 47 |
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| 13 | why have not i | 21 |
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| 14 | why could not i | 11 |
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| 15 | why could not i | 11 |
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| 16 | why had not i | 11 |
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| 17 | why have not i | 10 |
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| 18 | why be not i | 8 |
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| 19 | why [be] not i | 8 |
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| 20 | why would not i | 6 |
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| 21 | why would not i | 6 |
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| 22 | why was not i | 5 |
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| 23 | why [was/were] not i | 5 |
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| 24 | why not [verb] i | 13 |
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| 25 | why not [vb infin] i | 13 |
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