| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 276 |
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| 2 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [vb infin] [verb] | 252 |
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| 3 | why do [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 245 |
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| 4 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] | 220 |
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| 5 | why [vb base] you [verb] [verb] | 169 |
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| 6 | why [vb base] [pers pn] want [verb] | 86 |
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| 7 | why [vb base] [pers pn] want [verb] | 86 |
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| 8 | why [vb base] [pers pn] have [verb] | 82 |
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| 9 | why [vb base] [pers pn] have [verb] | 80 |
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| 10 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 11 | why [vb base] we [verb] [verb] | 41 |
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| 12 | why [vb base] i [verb] [verb] | 37 |
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| 13 | why [vb base] [pers pn] keep [verb] | 35 |
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| 14 | why [vb base] [pers pn] keep [verb] | 34 |
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| 15 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] to know | 30 |
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| 16 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] know | 30 |
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| 17 | why [vb base] [pers pn] need [verb] | 26 |
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| 18 | why [vb base] [pers pn] need [verb] | 26 |
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| 19 | why [vb base] they [verb] [verb] | 25 |
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| 20 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] go | 22 |
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| 21 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] to go | 21 |
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| 22 | why have [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 20 |
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| 23 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [vb pp] [verb] | 16 |
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| 24 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] do | 14 |
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| 25 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] see | 11 |
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| 26 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] to see | 11 |
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| 27 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] to do | 10 |
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| 28 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] say | 10 |
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| 29 | why d' [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 10 |
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| 30 | why [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] have | 9 |
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