'V over n' - Construction 3
| Name: | the skate over something construction |
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| Description: | A person talks superficially about something. |
| Verbs: | gloss, skate, skip, stumble |
| Example: | The Minister skated over the details of the boards. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative 'over'; communication; individual |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Topic
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