'V n from n' - Construction 2
| Name: | the acquire something from somewhere construction |
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| Description: | A person obtains something from a place or person. |
| Verbs: | acquire, borrow, collect, confiscate, draw, exact, extract, gain, get, inherit, make, plunder, poach, steal, wrest |
| Example: | I acquired a map from the official cartographers. (BNC) |
| Membership: | literal 'from'; obtain; action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Possession transfer.
Roles: NP1: Recipient; NP2: Possession; NP3: Donor
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