'V n out of n' - Construction 1

Name: the pluck something out of a place construction
Description: A person removes something or someone from a place.
Verbs: clip, cut, dig, edit, filter, fish, pluck, prize, pull, take, turn
Example: He plucked his sleeve gently out of the boy's hand. (BNC)
Membership: physical; location 'out of'
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Location change. Roles: NP1: Cause-move; NP2: Mover-physical; NP3: Location
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