'V n out of n' - Construction 4

Name: the construct something out of material construction
Description: A person makes something using materials. The NP following 'out of' indicates the material.
Verbs: carve, conjure, construct, create, cut, fashion, hew, make, manufacture
Example: …just as you can construct a house out of bricks and mortar… (BNC)
Membership: physical; material 'out of'
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Creation. Roles: NP1: Creator; NP2: Outcome; NP3: Constituent
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute
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