'V n in n' - Construction 3
| Name: | the cradle someone in one's arms construction |
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| Description: | A person holds a person or thing carefully in their hands or arms. |
| Verbs: | cradle, cup, enfold, take |
| Example: | Mafouz's father was cradling the boy in his arms… (BNC) |
| Membership: | literal; physical contact; non-aggressive |
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