'V adj' - Construction 1

Name: the be quality construction
Description: Something is in the state of having a quality.
Verbs: be, feel, go, keep, lie, pass, prove, rank, rate, remain, sit, stand, stay
Example: I was afraid something like this would happen. (BNC)
Membership: quality
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; Adj: Attribute
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