'V n with n' - Construction 18
| Name: | the stock an area with something construction |
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| Description: | A person changes the character of an area by putting people, plants or other entities in it. The NP following 'with' indicates the people etc. |
| Verbs: | people, plant, populate, restock, sow, staff, stock, stock up |
| Example: | It is best to stock the pool with small goldfish… (BNC) |
| Membership: | transfer 'with'; action; literal; location |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute |