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