| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] | 810 |
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| 2 | why [verb] [pron] [vb infin] [pron] | 718 |
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| 3 | why do [pron] [verb] [pron] | 718 |
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| 4 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] | 691 |
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| 5 | why [verb] you [verb] [pron] | 493 |
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| 6 | why [verb] you [verb] [pron] | 485 |
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| 7 | why [vb base] [pron] [verb] [pron] | 418 |
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| 8 | why [vb past] [pron] [verb] [pron] | 354 |
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| 9 | why do [pron] [verb] [pron] | 342 |
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| 10 | why did [pron] [verb] [pron] | 322 |
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| 11 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] it | 222 |
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| 12 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] it | 222 |
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| 13 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] i | 174 |
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| 14 | why [verb] [pron] think [pron] | 154 |
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| 15 | why [verb] [pron] think [pron] | 152 |
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| 16 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] me | 127 |
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| 17 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] he | 98 |
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| 18 | why have [pron] [verb] [pron] | 97 |
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| 19 | why [verb] [pron] [vb pp] [pron] | 96 |
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| 20 | why [verb] they [verb] [pron] | 83 |
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| 21 | why [verb] they [verb] [pron] | 83 |
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| 22 | why [verb] [pron] do [pron] | 80 |
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| 23 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] [pos pn] | 78 |
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| 24 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] him | 75 |
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| 25 | why [verb] he [verb] [pron] | 74 |
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| 26 | why [verb] [pron] do [pron] | 74 |
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| 27 | why [verb] he [verb] [pron] | 74 |
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| 28 | why [verb] [pron] [verb] they | 64 |
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| 29 | why [verb] i [verb] [pron] | 58 |
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| 30 | why [verb] i [verb] [pron] | 57 |
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