| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | why [pers pn] have [verb] | 909 |
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| 2 | why [pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] | 812 |
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| 3 | why [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] | 602 |
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| 4 | why [pers pn] [vb base] [verb] | 597 |
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| 5 | why [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] | 446 |
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| 6 | why [pers pn] had [verb] | 326 |
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| 7 | why i [verb] [verb] | 319 |
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| 8 | why he [verb] [verb] | 285 |
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| 9 | why [pers pn] 've [verb] | 211 |
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| 10 | why we [verb] [verb] | 199 |
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| 11 | why [pers pn] have [verb] | 188 |
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| 12 | why you [verb] [verb] | 184 |
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| 13 | why she [verb] [verb] | 157 |
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| 14 | why [pers pn] [vb -s] [verb] | 149 |
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| 15 | why [pers pn] want [verb] | 140 |
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| 16 | why they [verb] [verb] | 140 |
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| 17 | why [pers pn] [verb] get | 120 |
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| 18 | why [pers pn] [verb] got | 95 |
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| 19 | why [pers pn] [verb] come | 91 |
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| 20 | why [pers pn] [verb] come | 77 |
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| 21 | why [pers pn] want [verb] | 77 |
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| 22 | why [pers pn] 'd [verb] | 73 |
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| 23 | why [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 69 |
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| 24 | why [pers pn] [verb] do | 67 |
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| 25 | why it [verb] [verb] | 64 |
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| 26 | why [pers pn] [verb] go | 59 |
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| 27 | why [pers pn] has [verb] | 55 |
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| 28 | why [pers pn] 's [verb] | 55 |
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| 29 | why [pers pn] wanted [verb] | 49 |
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| 30 | why [pers pn] [verb] have | 45 |
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