'V with n' - Construction 22
| Name: | the tinker with something construction |
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| Description: | A person affects something in a superficial way. |
| Verbs: | dabble, fiddle, flirt, tangle, tinker, toy, fiddle about |
| Example: | To complement this transformation he tinkered with the reform of society and institutions. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Engagement 'with'; person as subject; person with entity |
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