| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] why they [verb] | 257 |
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| 2 | [be] why they [verb] | 163 |
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| 3 | be why they [verb] | 163 |
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| 4 | [is] why they [verb] | 147 |
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| 5 | [vb infin] why they [verb] | 105 |
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| 6 | 's why they [verb] | 103 |
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| 7 | [noun] why they [verb] | 79 |
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| 8 | know why they [verb] | 76 |
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| 9 | [conj] why they [verb] | 60 |
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| 10 | [coord] why they [verb] | 60 |
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| 11 | know why they [verb] | 54 |
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| 12 | reason why they [verb] | 54 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] why they [verb] | 51 |
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| 14 | [to-vb] why they [verb] | 50 |
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| 15 | wonder why they [verb] | 45 |
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| 16 | is why they [verb] | 44 |
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| 17 | [adv] why they [verb] | 42 |
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| 18 | and why they [verb] | 41 |
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| 19 | explain why they [verb] | 41 |
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| 20 | and why they [verb] | 41 |
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| 21 | [vb base] why they [verb] | 35 |
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| 22 | [prep] why they [verb] | 35 |
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| 23 | [prep] why they [verb] | 35 |
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| 24 | reason why they [verb] | 35 |
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| 25 | [vb past] why they [verb] | 31 |
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| 26 | [adv] why they [verb] | 27 |
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| 27 | understand why they [verb] | 26 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] why they [verb] | 23 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] why they [verb] | 21 |
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| 30 | reasons why they [verb] | 19 |
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