| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [verb] why [pers pn] | 220 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] [vb infin] why [pers pn] | 216 |
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| 3 | can [verb] why [pers pn] | 85 |
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| 4 | [vb mod] see why [pers pn] | 69 |
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| 5 | [vb mod] see why [pers pn] | 69 |
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| 6 | [vb mod] understand why [pers pn] | 44 |
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| 7 | [vb mod] understand why [pers pn] | 44 |
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| 8 | [vb mod] explain why [pers pn] | 42 |
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| 9 | [vb mod] explain why [pers pn] | 41 |
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| 10 | [vb mod] [verb] why i | 40 |
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| 11 | [vb mod] [verb] why you | 38 |
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| 12 | [vb mod] [verb] why he | 36 |
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| 13 | [vb mod] [verb] why it | 31 |
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| 14 | [vb mod] [verb] why they | 31 |
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| 15 | 'll [verb] why [pers pn] | 27 |
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| 16 | [vb mod] [verb] why we | 25 |
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| 17 | could [verb] why [pers pn] | 21 |
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| 18 | will [verb] why [pers pn] | 19 |
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| 19 | [vb mod] [verb] why she | 18 |
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| 20 | [vb mod] wonder why [pers pn] | 17 |
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| 21 | would [verb] why [pers pn] | 15 |
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| 22 | might [verb] why [pers pn] | 14 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] wonder why [pers pn] | 14 |
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| 24 | [vb mod] know why [pers pn] | 13 |
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| 25 | [vb mod] know why [pers pn] | 13 |
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| 26 | may [verb] why [pers pn] | 11 |
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| 27 | must [verb] why [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 28 | should [verb] why [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 29 | [vb mod] ask why [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 30 | [vb mod] ask why [pers pn] | 7 |
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