'V after n' - Construction 1
| Name: | the yearn after something construction |
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| Description: | A person wants something very much. |
| Verbs: | hanker, hunger, lust, thirst, yearn |
| Example: | He's never hankered after the travelling life. (BNC) |
| Membership: | cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Desirer; NP2: Phenomenon
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