| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] down [prep] [art] | 328 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] down [prep] [art] | 317 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the | 308 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] down [prep] [art] | 116 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] down by [art] | 116 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] a | 109 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] [art] | 92 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] down to [art] | 67 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] down in [art] | 67 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] down on [art] | 38 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] down at [art] | 34 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] lay down [prep] [art] | 33 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] laid down [prep] [art] | 32 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] turned down [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] turn down [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] down for [art] | 25 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] knock down [prep] [art] | 23 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] knocked down [prep] [art] | 23 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] shot down [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] shoot down [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] put down [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] put down [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] brought down [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] an | 16 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] bring down [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] take down [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] taken down [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] down from [art] | 14 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [to-vb] down [prep] [art] | 12 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] sit down [prep] [art] | 12 |
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