'V n adj' - Construction 2

Name: the want something quality construction
Description: A person wants something to have a particular quality.
Verbs: need, want, wish
Example: She wants her garden wild. (BNC)
Membership:
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Desirer; NP2 + Adj: Phenomenon
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Carrier; Adj: Attribute
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