| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 327 |
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| 2 | why do [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 243 |
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| 3 | why [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 238 |
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| 4 | why [verb] [pers pn] not [verb] | 164 |
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| 5 | why [verb] [pers pn] [not/n't] [verb] | 164 |
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| 6 | why [verb] [pers pn] not [verb] | 164 |
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| 7 | why [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 154 |
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| 8 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 148 |
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| 9 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 125 |
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| 10 | why did [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 102 |
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| 11 | why do [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 99 |
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| 12 | why [verb] you [adv] [verb] | 95 |
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| 13 | why have [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 82 |
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| 14 | why [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [vb pp] | 75 |
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| 15 | why [verb] he [adv] [verb] | 70 |
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| 16 | why [verb] [pers pn] always [verb] | 52 |
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| 17 | why [vb -s] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 52 |
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| 18 | why [verb] [pers pn] always [verb] | 52 |
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| 19 | why [verb] she [adv] [verb] | 46 |
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| 20 | why had [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 46 |
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| 21 | why does [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 42 |
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| 22 | why [verb] they [adv] [verb] | 35 |
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| 23 | why [verb] we [adv] [verb] | 35 |
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| 24 | why [verb] [pers pn] never [verb] | 29 |
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| 25 | why [verb] [pers pn] never [verb] | 29 |
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| 26 | why have [pers pn] [adv] [verb] | 26 |
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| 27 | why [verb] i [adv] [verb] | 23 |
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| 28 | why [verb] it [adv] [verb] | 22 |
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| 29 | why [verb] [pers pn] [adv] have | 22 |
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| 30 | why [verb] [pers pn] [adv] have | 18 |
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