| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 80 |
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| 2 | why do [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 74 |
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| 3 | why [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] [v-ing] | 73 |
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| 4 | why [verb] [pers pn] keep [v-ing] | 47 |
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| 5 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 6 | why [verb] [pers pn] keep [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 7 | why [verb] you [verb] [v-ing] | 42 |
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| 8 | why do [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 38 |
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| 9 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 28 |
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| 10 | why did [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 26 |
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| 11 | why [verb] they [verb] [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 12 | why [verb] he [verb] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 13 | why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] saying | 9 |
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| 14 | why [verb] [pers pn] start [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 15 | why [verb] [pers pn] bother [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 16 | why [verb] [pers pn] stop [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 17 | why [verb] [pers pn] bother [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 18 | why [verb] i [verb] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 19 | why [verb] [pers pn] stop [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 20 | why have [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 21 | why [verb] she [verb] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 22 | why [vb -s] [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 23 | why [verb] [pers pn] start [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 24 | why [verb] we [verb] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 25 | why [verb] [pers pn] [vb pp] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 26 | why does [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 27 | why d' [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 5 |
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