| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 123 |
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| 2 | [det] [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 122 |
|
| 3 | that [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 112 |
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| 4 | that [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 112 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 42 |
|
| 6 | which [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 36 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 36 |
|
| 8 | which [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 36 |
|
| 9 | this [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 10 |
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| 10 | this [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 10 |
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| 11 | [verb] [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 6 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] why [pron] [verb] | 6 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] why [pron] [verb] | 23 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] why [pron] [verb] | 15 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] why [pron] [verb] | 13 |
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| 16 | [was/were] asked why [pron] [verb] | 12 |
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| 17 | [was/were] ask why [pron] [verb] | 12 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] why [pron] [verb] | 11 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adj] why [pron] [verb] | 10 |
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| 20 | [was/were] that why [pron] [verb] | 10 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] that why [pron] [verb] | 10 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [det] why [pron] [verb] | 10 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] wonder why [pron] [verb] | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] wondering why [pron] [verb] | 7 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] why [pron] [verb] | 7 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] probably why [pron] [verb] | 5 |
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| 27 | [was/were] probably why [pron] [verb] | 5 |
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| 28 | [was/were] why [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 60 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] why [pron] [verb] [verb] | 60 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] why [pron] have [verb] | 49 |
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