'V n (Material)' - Construction 15
| Name: | the buy something construction |
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| Description: | A person gains possession of something. The NP following the verb is the transferred item. |
| Verbs: | e.g. accept, buy, choose, collect, earn, get, order, receive, steal, take |
| Example: | The company has bought a new aircraft. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Actor affects something; make a change; change location/possession; physical |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Possession transfer.
Roles: NP1: Recipient; NP2: Possession
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