| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 226 |
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| 2 | [coord] why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 226 |
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| 3 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] | 198 |
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| 4 | [conj] why do [pers pn] [verb] | 198 |
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| 5 | but why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 114 |
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| 6 | but why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 114 |
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| 7 | and why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 110 |
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| 8 | and why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 110 |
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| 9 | [conj] why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] | 104 |
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| 10 | [conj] why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] | 96 |
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| 11 | [conj] why did [pers pn] [verb] | 92 |
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| 12 | [conj] why [verb] you [verb] | 86 |
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| 13 | [conj] why do [pers pn] [verb] | 85 |
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| 14 | [conj] why [verb] he [verb] | 40 |
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| 15 | [conj] why [verb] they [verb] | 35 |
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| 16 | [conj] why have [pers pn] [verb] | 28 |
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| 17 | [conj] why [vb -s] [pers pn] [verb] | 26 |
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| 18 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] [vb pp] | 24 |
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| 19 | [conj] why [verb] it [verb] | 24 |
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| 20 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] have | 22 |
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| 21 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] have | 22 |
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| 22 | [conj] why does [pers pn] [verb] | 21 |
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| 23 | [conj] why [verb] we [verb] | 17 |
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| 24 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] want | 17 |
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| 25 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] want | 17 |
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| 26 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] do | 15 |
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| 27 | [conj] why [verb] [pers pn] do | 15 |
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| 28 | [conj] why had [pers pn] [verb] | 12 |
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| 29 | [conj] why [verb] i [verb] | 12 |
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| 30 | [conj] why have [pers pn] [verb] | 11 |
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