This construction describes events of giving, in which a Donor causes a Theme to be in the possession of a Recipient. Typically, the Donor transfers the Theme directly to the Recipient, in that the Donor is initially in possession of the Theme, and following the transfer the Donor no longer has the Theme and the Recipient does. Depending on the verb, the construction also covers cases which detracts from the 'ideal' giving scenario, such as the following: (i) the Donor is not initially in possession of the Theme but merely enables its transfer to the Recipient from an unidentified source (e.g. grant), (ii) the Theme is not necessarily transferred but is merely made available for the Recipient to have (e.g. offer), (iii) the Theme is to be transferred at a future point in time (e.g. bequeath, owe). The Theme can be either a physical object or an abstract entity that can be construed as possession (i.e. something that one can 'have'), such as feelings and emotions (e.g. satisfaction), states and situations (e.g. victory, task), etc.

Supply afford E.g. A skylight affords you a dazzling nighttime view. Repayment pay back E.g. You will pay them back the cost of your lodging. Renting_out lease E.g. Pye eventually agreed to lease me a small factory in Watford. Offering offer E.g. Dreamworks offered Fugazi an incredible amount of money. proffer E.g. Someone proffered me a scruffy black paper kippa. Lending lend E.g. The Government lent the party six camels. loan E.g. Jeremy loaned me records and books. Imposing_obligation assign E.g. Mortimer had assigned everyone positions for the operation. Giving give E.g. The contract will give Graham an important foothold in the Dutch market. give back E.g. We have to give the shareholders back some of their money. accord E.g. They accorded him warm applause at the end. advance E.g. I'll advance you the money for it. allocate E.g. They could allocate each user 100 meg of raw storage. allot E.g. Esskay had allotted him a small portion of the office sofa. assign E.g. Their work unit will assign them their own apartment. award E.g. She awarded Boeing a $4 billion contract. bequeath E.g. He has bequeathed us a readymade world. feed E.g. They fed me a sandwich each day. hand E.g. She handed me a letter. hand back E.g. She handed him back the microphone. grant E.g. CFL granted Ottawa an expansion franchise. leave E.g. Tory left him a note. slip E.g. I think she must have slipped Bob some coke. sneak E.g. Grandma Lyne sneaks them lollies. spare E.g. I'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . serve E.g. Rachel serves Mark a sensuous spaghetti carbonara. spoon-feed E.g. A lot of music seems to me to spoon-feed you all the ideas. vouchsafe E.g. Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops. Commitment promise E.g. Whitehall had promised him the promotion. Commerce_sell sell E.g. My husband sold you a car. Commerce_pay pay E.g. We had to pay Aberdeen a fairly hefty ground rent. tip E.g. Olive tipped him ten shillings. refund E.g. The broker will refund you the bulk of the initial charge. Lexical items without a frame: owe E.g. You owe America real answers about what happened.