| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why did [pron] [vb infin] | 1160 |
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| 2 | why [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] | 1160 |
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| 3 | why [vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] | 1149 |
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| 4 | why [vb past] you [vb infin] | 601 |
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| 5 | why [vb past] you [vb infin] | 599 |
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| 6 | why [vb past] he [vb infin] | 167 |
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| 7 | why [vb past] he [vb infin] | 167 |
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| 8 | why [vb past] [pron] have | 113 |
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| 9 | why [vb past] they [vb infin] | 109 |
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| 10 | why [vb past] they [vb infin] | 109 |
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| 11 | why [vb past] she [vb infin] | 104 |
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| 12 | why [vb past] she [vb infin] | 104 |
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| 13 | why [vb past] [pron] do | 98 |
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| 14 | why [vb past] i [vb infin] | 84 |
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| 15 | why [vb past] i [vb infin] | 84 |
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| 16 | why [vb past] [pron] come | 74 |
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| 17 | why [vb past] it [vb infin] | 66 |
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| 18 | why [vb past] it [vb infin] | 66 |
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| 19 | why [vb past] [pron] say | 51 |
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| 20 | why [vb past] [pron] go | 49 |
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| 21 | why [vb past] [pron] leave | 44 |
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| 22 | why [vb past] [pron] want | 37 |
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| 23 | why [vb past] [pron] take | 35 |
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| 24 | why [vb past] [pron] let | 28 |
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| 25 | why [vb past] [pron] get | 23 |
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| 26 | why [vb past] [pron] choose | 22 |
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| 27 | why [vb past] [pron] ask | 22 |
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| 28 | why [vb past] [pron] tell | 21 |
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| 29 | why [vb past] [pron] feel | 21 |
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| 30 | why [vb past] [pron] think | 19 |
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