'V for n' - Construction 2
| Name: | the yearn for construction |
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| Description: | A person hopes to obtain something. |
| Verbs: | ache, crave, be dying, hanker, hope, hunger, itch, long, lust, pine, pray, be spoiling, thirst, wish, yearn, queue up |
| Example: | I longed for my home and my sisters. (BNC) |
| Membership: | target 'for'; cognition; future focus |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Desirer; NP2: Phenomenon-Topic
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