| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] why [noun sg] | 224 |
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| 2 | [noun] why [noun sg] | 217 |
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| 3 | reason why [noun sg] | 190 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] why [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 5 | be why [noun sg] | 139 |
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| 6 | [be] why [noun sg] | 139 |
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| 7 | [is] why [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 8 | reason why [noun sg] | 123 |
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| 9 | is why [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 10 | explain why [noun sg] | 84 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] why [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 12 | reasons why [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 13 | [to-vb] why [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 14 | [prep] why [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 15 | [prep] why [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 16 | [conj] why [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 17 | [coord] why [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] why [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] why [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 20 | and why [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 21 | [adv] why [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 22 | and why [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 23 | [adv] why [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] why [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 25 | understand why [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 26 | explains why [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 27 | [vb base] why [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 28 | of why [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 29 | of why [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 30 | wonder why [noun sg] | 22 |
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