'V adj' - Construction 7
| Name: | the sit up straight construction |
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| Description: | A person has a specific posture. |
| Verbs: | sit up (+straight), stand up (+straight) |
| Example: | He sat up straight and opened his eyes. (BNC) |
| Membership: | manner |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Equivalence.
Roles: NP1: Carrier; adj: Attribute
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