'V n from n' - Construction 5
| Name: | the take something from somewhere construction |
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| Description: | A person removes something from a place. |
| Verbs: | abstract, avert (+gaze), chase, clear, clip, crop, dislodge, divert, drain, eject, erase, extract, flick, mop, pare, peel, pluck, prize, pull, remove, skim, take, unload, wipe, withdraw |
| Example: | Ross took the keys from her nervous fingers. (BNC) |
| Membership: | literal 'from'; move |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Possession transfer.
Roles: NP1: Recipient; NP2: Possession; NP3: Donor
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