| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] | 1598 |
|
| 2 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [vb infin] | 1344 |
|
| 3 | why do [pers pn] [verb] | 1310 |
|
| 4 | why [vb base] you [verb] | 1020 |
|
| 5 | why [vb base] [pers pn] think | 253 |
|
| 6 | why [vb base] [pers pn] think | 253 |
|
| 7 | why have [pers pn] [verb] | 214 |
|
| 8 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [vb pp] | 194 |
|
| 9 | why [vb base] we [verb] | 193 |
|
| 10 | why [vb base] they [verb] | 180 |
|
| 11 | why [vb base] i [verb] | 162 |
|
| 12 | why [vb base] [pers pn] have | 137 |
|
| 13 | why [vb base] [pers pn] want | 136 |
|
| 14 | why [vb base] [pers pn] want | 136 |
|
| 15 | why [vb base] [pers pn] have | 130 |
|
| 16 | why [vb base] [pers pn] get | 95 |
|
| 17 | why [vb base] [pers pn] need | 80 |
|
| 18 | why [vb base] [pers pn] need | 79 |
|
| 19 | why [vb base] [pers pn] ask | 78 |
|
| 20 | why [vb base] [pers pn] ask | 77 |
|
| 21 | why [vb base] [pers pn] got | 73 |
|
| 22 | why [vb base] [pers pn] do | 64 |
|
| 23 | why [vb base] [pers pn] do | 57 |
|
| 24 | why [vb base] [pers pn] say | 57 |
|
| 25 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [vb base] | 57 |
|
| 26 | why [vb base] [pers pn] say | 56 |
|
| 27 | why d' [pers pn] [verb] | 46 |
|
| 28 | why [vb base] [pers pn] keep | 46 |
|
| 29 | why [vb base] [pers pn] keep | 44 |
|
| 30 | why [vb base] [pers pn] come | 36 |
|
