'V n (Material)' - Construction 17

Name: the bring something construction
Description: A person moves something to a different place.
Verbs: e.g. add, arrange, bring, carry, deliver, draw, drive, get, hold, launch, lift, move, pick, pull, push, shake, spread, throw, upset (an object)
Example: The servants … brought ladders… (BNC)
Membership: Actor affects something; make a change; change location/ownership; physical
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Location change. Roles: NP1: Cause-move; NP2: Mover-physical
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