| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] why [pers pn] [verb] | 1647 |
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| 2 | [verb] why [pers pn] [vb past] | 939 |
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| 3 | [verb] why [pers pn] [be] | 930 |
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| 4 | [verb] why [pers pn] be | 930 |
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| 5 | [verb] why [pers pn] [vb base] | 531 |
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| 6 | [verb] why [pers pn] have | 491 |
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| 7 | [verb] why [pers pn] [modal v] | 479 |
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| 8 | [verb] why [pers pn] [vb mod] | 479 |
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| 9 | [verb] why [pers pn] [am/are] | 335 |
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| 10 | [verb] why [pers pn] [was/were] | 334 |
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| 11 | [verb] why [pers pn] should | 279 |
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| 12 | [verb] why [pers pn] should | 279 |
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| 13 | [verb] why [pers pn] do | 262 |
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| 14 | [verb] why [pers pn] was | 262 |
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| 15 | [verb] why [pers pn] [is] | 261 |
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| 16 | [verb] why [pers pn] had | 254 |
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| 17 | [verb] why [pers pn] [vb -s] | 173 |
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| 18 | [verb] why [pers pn] is | 171 |
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| 19 | [verb] why [pers pn] did | 157 |
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| 20 | [verb] why [pers pn] 're | 155 |
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| 21 | [verb] why [pers pn] are | 96 |
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| 22 | [verb] why [pers pn] 's | 90 |
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| 23 | [verb] why [pers pn] do | 85 |
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| 24 | [verb] why [pers pn] have | 84 |
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| 25 | [verb] why [pers pn] 'm | 73 |
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| 26 | [verb] why [pers pn] were | 72 |
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| 27 | [verb] why [pers pn] [adv] | 71 |
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| 28 | [verb] why [pers pn] [adv] | 70 |
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| 29 | [verb] why [pers pn] want | 63 |
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| 30 | [verb] why [pers pn] can | 59 |
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