'V n (Material)' - Construction 5

Name: the repair something construction
Description: A person or entity changes the state of a physical entity.
Verbs: e.g. fix, mend, repair;
Example: Allow time … for repairing the plaster… (BNC)
Membership: Actor affects something; make a change; change entity; physical
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected
Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected
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