| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] down [prep] [noun] | 212 |
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| 2 | was [verb] down [prep] [noun] | 182 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] [noun prp] | 122 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] [noun sg] | 91 |
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| 5 | were [verb] down [prep] [noun] | 79 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] down by [noun] | 60 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] down in [noun] | 47 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] [noun] | 46 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] [noun pl] | 43 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] down to [noun] | 39 |
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| 11 | [was/were] shoot down [prep] [noun] | 30 |
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| 12 | [was/were] shot down [prep] [noun] | 30 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] down on [noun] | 24 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] down with [noun] | 19 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] down for [noun] | 17 |
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| 16 | [was/were] turn down [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 17 | [was/were] turned down [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 18 | [was/were] bring down [prep] [noun] | 15 |
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| 19 | [was/were] brought down [prep] [noun] | 15 |
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| 20 | [was/were] lay down [prep] [noun] | 14 |
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| 21 | [was/were] laid down [prep] [noun] | 14 |
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| 22 | [was/were] go down [prep] [noun] | 13 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] down at [noun] | 13 |
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| 24 | [was/were] going down [prep] [noun] | 12 |
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| 25 | [was/were] cut down [prep] [noun] | 12 |
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| 26 | [was/were] cut down [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | [was/were] put down [prep] [noun] | 10 |
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| 28 | [was/were] hand down [prep] [noun] | 10 |
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| 29 | [was/were] put down [prep] [noun] | 10 |
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| 30 | [was/were] handed down [prep] [noun] | 10 |
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