| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] that | 79 |
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| 2 | why did [pers pn] [verb] that | 74 |
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| 3 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] that | 74 |
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| 4 | why [vb past] you [verb] that | 48 |
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| 5 | why [vb past] [pers pn] do that | 41 |
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| 6 | why [vb past] [pers pn] do that | 41 |
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| 7 | why [vb past] [pers pn] say that | 16 |
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| 8 | why [vb past] he [verb] that | 13 |
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| 9 | why [vb past] [pers pn] say that | 12 |
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| 10 | why [vb past] she [verb] that | 7 |
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| 11 | why had [pers pn] [verb] that | 5 |
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| 12 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [vb pp] that | 5 |
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| 13 | why [vb past] they [verb] that | 5 |
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