| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 313 |
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| 2 | why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] | 308 |
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| 3 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 302 |
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| 4 | why do [pron] [verb] [prep] | 262 |
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| 5 | why [verb] [pron] [vb infin] [prep] | 259 |
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| 6 | why [vb past] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 139 |
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| 7 | why [vb base] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 134 |
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| 8 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] to | 129 |
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| 9 | why [verb] you [verb] [prep] | 129 |
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| 10 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] to | 129 |
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| 11 | why [verb] you [verb] [prep] | 127 |
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| 12 | why did [pron] [verb] [prep] | 122 |
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| 13 | why do [pron] [verb] [prep] | 108 |
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| 14 | why have [pron] [verb] [prep] | 48 |
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| 15 | why [verb] [pron] have [prep] | 40 |
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| 16 | why [verb] he [verb] [prep] | 39 |
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| 17 | why [verb] [pron] [vb pp] [prep] | 39 |
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| 18 | why [verb] he [verb] [prep] | 39 |
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| 19 | why [vb -s] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 38 |
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| 20 | why [verb] it [verb] [prep] | 38 |
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| 21 | why [verb] it [verb] [prep] | 38 |
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| 22 | why [verb] [pron] come [prep] | 37 |
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| 23 | why [verb] [pron] have [prep] | 37 |
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| 24 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] in | 33 |
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| 25 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] in | 33 |
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| 26 | why does [pron] [verb] [prep] | 29 |
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| 27 | why [verb] they [verb] [prep] | 29 |
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| 28 | why [verb] they [verb] [prep] | 29 |
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| 29 | why [verb] [pron] go [prep] | 29 |
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| 30 | why [verb] [pron] come [prep] | 28 |
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