| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why did [pers pn] [verb] [prep] | 121 |
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| 2 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] | 121 |
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| 3 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] to | 64 |
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| 4 | why [vb past] you [verb] [prep] | 49 |
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| 5 | why [vb past] he [verb] [prep] | 25 |
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| 6 | why [vb past] it [verb] [prep] | 23 |
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| 7 | why [vb past] she [verb] [prep] | 21 |
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| 8 | why [vb past] [pers pn] come [prep] | 20 |
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| 9 | why [vb past] [pers pn] have [prep] | 18 |
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| 10 | why [vb past] [pers pn] come [prep] | 18 |
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| 11 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [vb pp] [prep] | 17 |
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| 12 | why had [pers pn] [verb] [prep] | 17 |
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| 13 | why [vb past] [pers pn] have [prep] | 17 |
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| 14 | why [vb past] [pers pn] go [prep] | 15 |
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| 15 | why [vb past] [pers pn] go [prep] | 13 |
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| 16 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] in | 13 |
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| 17 | why [vb past] they [verb] [prep] | 12 |
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| 18 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] at | 11 |
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| 19 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] like | 10 |
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| 20 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] on | 9 |
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| 21 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] into | 7 |
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| 22 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] for | 6 |
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| 23 | why [vb past] [pers pn] lie [prep] | 6 |
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| 24 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] with | 6 |
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| 25 | why [vb past] [pers pn] lie [prep] | 6 |
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| 26 | why [vb past] [pers pn] look [prep] | 6 |
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| 27 | why [vb past] [pers pn] look [prep] | 5 |
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