| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [verb] [pers pn] not [verb] | 164 |
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| 2 | why [verb] [pers pn] not [verb] | 164 |
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| 3 | why do [pers pn] not [verb] | 124 |
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| 4 | why [verb] [pers pn] not [vb infin] | 124 |
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| 5 | why [vb past] [pers pn] not [verb] | 78 |
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| 6 | why did [pers pn] not [verb] | 55 |
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| 7 | why [verb] you not [verb] | 48 |
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| 8 | why [vb base] [pers pn] not [verb] | 48 |
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| 9 | why [verb] he not [verb] | 46 |
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| 10 | why have [pers pn] not [verb] | 40 |
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| 11 | why do [pers pn] not [verb] | 39 |
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| 12 | why [vb -s] [pers pn] not [verb] | 38 |
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| 13 | why [verb] [pers pn] not [vb pp] | 38 |
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| 14 | why does [pers pn] not [verb] | 30 |
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| 15 | why had [pers pn] not [verb] | 23 |
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| 16 | why [verb] she not [verb] | 19 |
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| 17 | why [verb] we not [verb] | 18 |
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| 18 | why [verb] they not [verb] | 16 |
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| 19 | why [verb] [pers pn] not come | 13 |
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| 20 | why [verb] it not [verb] | 11 |
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| 21 | why [verb] [pers pn] not come | 9 |
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| 22 | why have [pers pn] not [verb] | 9 |
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| 23 | why [verb] [pers pn] not do | 8 |
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| 24 | why has [pers pn] not [verb] | 8 |
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| 25 | why [verb] [pers pn] not do | 7 |
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| 26 | why [verb] [pers pn] not go | 6 |
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| 27 | why [verb] i not [verb] | 6 |
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| 28 | why [verb] [pers pn] not acknowledge | 5 |
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| 29 | why [verb] [pers pn] not acknowledge | 5 |
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| 30 | why [verb] [pers pn] not tell | 5 |
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