| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adv] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 74 |
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| 2 | [adv] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 71 |
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| 3 | [conj] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 38 |
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| 4 | [coord] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 37 |
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| 5 | so why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 25 |
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| 6 | so why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 25 |
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| 7 | well why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 22 |
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| 8 | well why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 22 |
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| 9 | then why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 10 | then why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 11 | but why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 12 | but why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 13 | and why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 17 |
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| 14 | and why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 17 |
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| 15 | [verb] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 12 |
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| 16 | [noun] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 17 | say why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 18 | [vb past] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 20 | said why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 21 | [unc] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 22 | [no cls] why [vb past] not [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 23 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] [verb] | 666 |
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| 24 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] [vb infin] | 599 |
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| 25 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] tell | 130 |
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| 26 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] tell | 121 |
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| 27 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] [vb pp] | 64 |
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| 28 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] say | 45 |
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| 29 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] [adv] | 43 |
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| 30 | why [vb past] not [pers pn] [adv] | 43 |
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