| Vat2-3 |
NP Verb at NP |
Willingness "V at n" |
A Cognizer is either willing or reluctant to engage in an Activity. |
The airlines
are
balking
at
paying higher airport fees.
|
| Vat3 |
NP Verb at NP |
Having value "V at n" |
An Entity receives a particular Measurement with respect to some attribute (e.g. length, weight, duration, price, etc.). |
The first two movies
clocked in
at
around 2 and a half hours.
|
| Vat-awayat |
NP Verb away at NP |
Acting on "V away at n" |
An Agent acts in some way on a Patient, either repeatedly or over a long period of time. |
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| Vat-awayat1 |
NP Verb away at NP |
Spending efforts "V away at n" |
An Agent spends efforts towards achieving some Goal. |
I
'm
toiling
away
at
an MBA.
|
| Vat-awayat2 |
NP Verb away at NP |
Bit-by-bit damage "V away at n" |
An Agent makes repeated contact with a Patient and damages it gradually. |
Ancient Egyptians
used to
hack
away
at
their beards
with bronze knives.
|
| Vat-awayat3 |
NP Verb away at NP |
Bit-by-bit ingestion "V away at n" |
An Ingester consumes an Ingestible in small amounts over a long period of time. |
I
munched
away
at
my apple.
|
| Vnton1 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Transfer "V n to n" |
An Agent causes a Theme to reach a Goal. |
|
| Vthat13 |
NP Verb (that) Clause |
Commitment "V that" |
A Speaker makes a commitment for a state of affairs communicated in a Message to happen. |
Mr Fujimori
has now
promised
that
new laws will be debated in advance.
|
| Vnton1-1 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Giving "V n to n" |
A Donor transfers a Theme to a Recipient. |
Tissington
also
gave
a number of other items
to
Roe.
|
| arrogatentoself |
NP arrogate NP to -self |
arrrogate n to oneself |
An Agent claims or takes a Theme even though he or she has no right to do so. |
Under Brezhnev's leadership
the party
arrogated
greater powers
to
itself
and fostered a ruling elite.
|
| Vnton1-2 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Cause_motion "V n to n" |
An Agent causes a Theme to move to a Recipient. |
They
brought
coffee
to
us.
|
| Vnton1-3 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Cause_to_perceive "V n to n" |
An Actor causes a Phenomenon to be perceived by a Perceiver. |
The students
show
their writing
to
me.
|
| Vnton1-3-1 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Communication "V n to n" |
A Communicator conveys a Message to an Addressee. |
I
have
expressed
my concern
to
Jenny.
|