'V with n' - Construction 33

Name: the abscond with something construction
Description: A person takes something without permission. The NP following 'with' indicates what is taken.
Verbs: abscond, decamp, go off, make off, walk off
Example: Auditors [ensure] that … directors have not been absconding with the funds… (BNC)
Membership: Scope 'with'
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