| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [vb past] n't [pron] [verb] | 671 |
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| 2 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] [verb] | 666 |
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| 3 | why did not [pron] [verb] | 608 |
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| 4 | why [vb past] not [pron] [vb infin] | 606 |
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| 5 | why [vb past] not you [verb] | 388 |
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| 6 | why [vb past] not you [verb] | 388 |
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| 7 | why [vb past] not [pron] tell | 130 |
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| 8 | why [vb past] not [pron] tell | 121 |
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| 9 | why [vb past] not he [verb] | 94 |
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| 10 | why [vb past] not he [verb] | 93 |
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| 11 | why had not [pron] [verb] | 66 |
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| 12 | why [vb past] not [pron] [vb pp] | 65 |
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| 13 | why [vb past] not she [verb] | 62 |
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| 14 | why [vb past] not she [verb] | 62 |
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| 15 | why [vb past] not i [verb] | 55 |
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| 16 | why [vb past] not i [verb] | 55 |
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| 17 | why [vb past] not they [verb] | 50 |
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| 18 | why [vb past] not they [verb] | 50 |
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| 19 | why [vb past] not [pron] say | 45 |
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| 20 | why [vb past] not [pron] say | 42 |
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| 21 | why [vb past] not [pron] go | 37 |
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| 22 | why [vb past] not [pron] go | 35 |
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| 23 | why [vb past] not [pron] get | 28 |
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| 24 | why [vb past] not [pron] come | 27 |
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| 25 | why [vb past] not [pron] get | 26 |
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| 26 | why [vb past] not [pron] come | 26 |
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| 27 | why [vb past] not [pron] think | 22 |
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| 28 | why [vb past] not [pron] do | 22 |
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| 29 | why [vb past] not [pron] do | 22 |
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| 30 | why [vb past] not [pron] ask | 20 |
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