SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [verb] down [prep] the	308
2	[was/were] [verb] down [prep] the	308
3	[was/were] [vb pp] down [prep] the	225
4	was [verb] down [prep] the	222
5	were [verb] down [prep] the	86
6	[was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] the	74
7	[was/were] [verb] down by the	70
8	[was/were] [verb] down to the	54
9	[was/were] [verb] down in the	50
10	[was/were] [verb] down on the	32
11	[was/were] [verb] down at the	29
12	[was/were] lay down [prep] the	28
13	[was/were] laid down [prep] the	28
14	[was/were] turned down [prep] the	26
15	[was/were] turn down [prep] the	26
16	[was/were] put down [prep] the	16
17	[was/were] put down [prep] the	16
18	[was/were] taken down [prep] the	15
19	[was/were] take down [prep] the	15
20	[was/were] [verb] down for the	14
21	[was/were] [verb] down from the	14
22	[was/were] bring down [prep] the	12
23	[was/were] brought down [prep] the	12
24	[was/were] shot down [prep] the	11
25	[was/were] shoot down [prep] the	11
26	[was/were] sit down [prep] the	11
27	[was/were] go down [prep] the	10
28	[was/were] sitting down [prep] the	9
29	[was/were] going down [prep] the	8
30	[was/were] closed down [prep] the	8