'V with n' - Construction 33
| Name: | the abscond with something construction |
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| 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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