'V in n' - Construction 16
| Name: | The abound in something construction |
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| Description: | An entity has a large amount of something. The NP after 'in' indicates the thing that exists in large amounts. |
| Verbs: | abound, drown, swim |
| Example: | Professional people…are drowning in memos, reports, surveys, lists… (BNC) |
| Membership: | scope |
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