| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] why do [pers pn] [verb] | 38 |
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| 2 | [verb] why [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] | 38 |
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| 3 | [verb] why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] | 28 |
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| 4 | [verb] why do [pers pn] [verb] | 22 |
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| 5 | say why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 19 |
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| 6 | [verb] why [verb] you [verb] | 18 |
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| 7 | [vb past] why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 14 |
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| 8 | [vb base] why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 14 |
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| 9 | [verb] why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] | 13 |
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| 10 | [verb] why did [pers pn] [verb] | 13 |
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| 11 | said why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 11 |
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| 12 | [verb] why [verb] we [verb] | 7 |
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| 13 | [verb] why have [pers pn] [verb] | 6 |
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| 14 | mean why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 6 |
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| 15 | mean why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 6 |
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| 16 | [verb] why have [pers pn] [verb] | 5 |
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| 17 | [verb] why [verb] they [verb] | 5 |
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| 18 | [verb] why [verb] he [verb] | 5 |
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| 19 | [verb] why [verb] i [verb] | 5 |
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| 20 | think why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 5 |
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| 21 | [verb] why [verb] [pers pn] [vb pp] | 5 |
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| 22 | [vb infin] why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 5 |
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