'V over n' - Construction 8
| Name: | the pore over something construction |
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| Description: | A person looks at something in detail. |
| Verbs: | browse, pore |
| Example: | He pored over his maps and finally selected four possibilities. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative 'over'; action; attitudinal |
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