SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [vb pp] down	208
2	[noun pl] were [v-ing] down	81
3	tears were [verb] down	27
4	[noun pl] were lay down	21
5	[noun pl] were laid down	21
6	[noun pl] were hand down	19
7	[noun pl] were handed down	19
8	judgments were [verb] down	15
9	[noun pl] were cut down	13
10	[noun pl] were cut down	13
11	[noun pl] were put down	13
12	[noun pl] were close down	13
13	[noun pl] were run down	12
14	[noun pl] were put down	12
15	[noun pl] were closed down	12
16	[noun pl] were break down	11
17	[noun pl] were running down	10
18	[noun pl] were turn down	9
19	[noun pl] were turned down	9
20	[noun pl] were burn down	9
21	[noun pl] were shut down	8
22	[noun pl] were shut down	8
23	[noun pl] were bring down	8
24	[noun pl] were brought down	8
25	trees were [verb] down	7
26	[noun pl] were streaming down	7
27	[noun pl] were come down	7
28	[noun pl] were knock down	7
29	[noun pl] were stream down	7
30	[noun pl] were coming down	7