'V adj' - Construction 1
| Name: | the be quality construction |
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| 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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