| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] why [pers pn] | 3180 |
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| 2 | [vb infin] why [pers pn] | 1441 |
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| 3 | know why [pers pn] | 895 |
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| 4 | [verb] why he | 605 |
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| 5 | [verb] why i | 569 |
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| 6 | know why [pers pn] | 557 |
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| 7 | [verb] why you | 530 |
|
| 8 | [to-vb] why [pers pn] | 478 |
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| 9 | [verb] why they | 459 |
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| 10 | [verb] why it | 448 |
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| 11 | wonder why [pers pn] | 432 |
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| 12 | [vb base] why [pers pn] | 410 |
|
| 13 | explain why [pers pn] | 397 |
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| 14 | see why [pers pn] | 391 |
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| 15 | understand why [pers pn] | 368 |
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| 16 | [vb past] why [pers pn] | 342 |
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| 17 | see why [pers pn] | 314 |
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| 18 | [verb] why she | 313 |
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| 19 | [verb] why we | 250 |
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| 20 | understand why [pers pn] | 243 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] why [pers pn] | 208 |
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| 22 | ask why [pers pn] | 198 |
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| 23 | [vb -s] why [pers pn] | 156 |
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| 24 | [vb pp] why [pers pn] | 145 |
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| 25 | wondered why [pers pn] | 139 |
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| 26 | know why [pers pn] | 124 |
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| 27 | wonder why [pers pn] | 111 |
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| 28 | to know why [pers pn] | 110 |
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| 29 | to explain why [pers pn] | 107 |
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| 30 | wondering why [pers pn] | 101 |
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