| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] why did they [verb] | 13 |
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| 2 | [conj] why did they [verb] | 13 |
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| 3 | [adv] why did they [verb] | 12 |
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| 4 | [adv] why did they [verb] | 12 |
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| 5 | and why did they [verb] | 9 |
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| 6 | and why did they [verb] | 9 |
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| 7 | so why did they [verb] | 5 |
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| 8 | so why did they [verb] | 5 |
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| 9 | why did n't they [verb] | 44 |
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| 10 | why did [not/n't] they [verb] | 44 |
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| 11 | why did [adv] they [verb] | 44 |
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| 12 | why did not they [verb] | 44 |
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| 13 | why did they [vb infin] [verb] | 16 |
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| 14 | why did they [verb] [verb] | 16 |
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| 15 | why did they [adv] [verb] | 10 |
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| 16 | why did they [not/n't] [verb] | 8 |
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| 17 | why did they not [verb] | 8 |
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| 18 | why did they not [verb] | 8 |
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| 19 | why did they [verb] [pron] | 36 |
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| 20 | why did they [verb] [pers pn] | 34 |
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| 21 | why did they [verb] [verb] | 16 |
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| 22 | why did they [verb] it | 14 |
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| 23 | why did they [verb] it | 14 |
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| 24 | why did they [verb] [art] | 13 |
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| 25 | why did they [verb] [art] | 13 |
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| 26 | why did they [verb] [to-vb] | 12 |
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| 27 | why did they [verb] [adj] | 12 |
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| 28 | why did they [verb] the | 10 |
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| 29 | why did they [verb] the | 10 |
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| 30 | why did they [verb] [prep] | 10 |
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