'V n for n' - Construction 13
| Name: | the search a place for something construction |
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| Description: | A person looks carefully in a place in order to find something or someone. |
| Verbs: | comb, explore, scan, scour, scout, search |
| Example: | Next we searched the entire barn for anything sharp. (BNC) |
| Membership: | purposive 'for'; action |
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