| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [vb base] [pers pn] not [verb] | 48 |
|
| 2 | why [vb base] [pron] not [verb] | 48 |
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| 3 | why [vb base] [pron] not [verb] | 48 |
|
| 4 | why do [pron] not [verb] | 39 |
|
| 5 | why [vb base] [pron] not [vb infin] | 39 |
|
| 6 | why [vb base] you not [verb] | 27 |
|
| 7 | why [vb base] you not [verb] | 27 |
|
| 8 | why [vb base] we not [verb] | 15 |
|
| 9 | why [vb base] we not [verb] | 15 |
|
| 10 | why have [pron] not [verb] | 9 |
|
| 11 | why [vb base] [pron] not [vb pp] | 9 |
|
| 12 | why [vb base] they not [verb] | 6 |
|
| 13 | why [vb base] they not [verb] | 6 |
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