'V after n' - Construction 3
| Name: | the chase after something construction |
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| Description: | A person tries to get a physical or abstract entity that is difficult to get. |
| Verbs: | chase, go, run |
| Example: | All these years you've spent chasing after something you can't have. (BNC) |
| Membership: | action; figurative |
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