'V n with n' - Construction 28
| Name: | the occupy oneself with an activity construction |
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| Description: | A person carries out an activity or pays attention to a situation. The NP following the verb is a reflexive pronoun. The NP following 'with' indicates the activity or situation. |
| Verbs: | busy, concern, occupy, trouble |
| Example: | ..who occupied herself with describing plant fossils… (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | manner 'with'; action |
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