'V in n' - Construction 15

Name: The increase in quantity construction.
Description: An entity becomes larger or smaller. The NP after 'in' indicates the type of quantity e.g. size.
Verbs: change, decline, decrease, differ, double, drop, fall, gain, increase, lessen, rise, shrink, triple, tumble, vary, come down, go down, go up
Example: …the wind had increased in strength… (BNC)
Membership:
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Parameter
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