Examples of English
Example | Verb meaning | Example of... | ||
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(1) I ate too much for lunch. I I ate ate too too much much for for lunch lunch ‘I ate too much for lunch.’ |
★ | EAT | the Verb form eat | 1 |
(2) He was still eating when I arrived. he he was was still still eating eating when when I I arrived arrived ‘He was still eating when I arrived.’ |
★ | EAT |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
2 |
(3) He used to eat at the cafe. he he used used to to eat eat at at the the cafe cafe ‘He used to eat at the cafe.’ |
★ | EAT |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
3 |
(4) It's raining. it it is is raining raining ‘It's raining.’ |
★ | RAIN |
a Coding frame:
V |
4 |
(5) The fire burnt for hours. the the fire fire burnt burnt for for hours hours ‘The fire burnt for hours.’ |
★ | BURN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
5 |
(6) The fire burnt the house down. the the fire fire burnt burnt the the house house down down ‘The fire burnt the house down.’ |
★ | BURN |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
6 |
(7) Her house is burning down around her. her her house house is is burning burning down down around around her her ‘Her house is burning down around her.’ |
★ | BURN | the Verb form burn | 7 |
(8) Kindling burns well but it doesn't last long. kindling kindling burns burns well well but but it it does does not not last last long long ‘Kindling burns well but it doesn't last long.’ |
★ | BURN |
an Alternation:
Middle |
8 |
(9) I burnt the papers in the backyard. I I burnt burnt the the papers papers in in the the backyard backyard ‘I burnt the papers in the backyard.’ |
★ | BURN |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
9 |
(10) I burnt myself on the hand. I I burnt burnt myself myself on on the the hand hand ‘I burnt myself on the hand.’ |
★ | BURN |
an Alternation:
Accidental Reflexive |
10 |
(11) The fire burnt her house down. the the fire fire burnt burnt her her house house down down ‘The fire burnt her house down.’ |
★ | BURN |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
11 |
(12) She hugged her little sister and kissed her on the head. she she hugged hugged her her little little sister sister and and kissed kissed her her on on the the head head ‘She hugged her little sister and kissed her on the head.’ |
★ | HUG |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
12 |
(13) They hugged and kissed. they they hugged hugged and and kissed kissed ‘They hugged and kissed.’ |
★ | HUG |
an Alternation:
Reciprocal |
13 |
(14) I haven't had a hug in months. I I have have not not had had a a hug hug in in months months ‘I haven't had a hug in months.’ |
★ | HUG |
an Alternation:
Have-a-VP(nominal) |
14 |
(15) Cut the onion with a sharp knife. cut cut the the onion onion with with a a sharp sharp knife knife ‘Cut the onion with a sharp knife.’ |
★ | CUT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
15 |
(16) She cut herself on the finger. she she cut cut herself herself on on the the finger finger ‘She cut herself on the finger.’ |
★ | CUT |
an Alternation:
Accidental Reflexive |
16 |
(17) He cut his face while shaving. he he cut cut his his face face while while shaving shaving ‘He cut his face while shaving.’ |
★ | CUT |
an Alternation:
Accidental Body-part |
17 |
(18) A shard of glass cut his hand. a a shard shard of of glass glass cut cut his his hand hand ‘A shard of glass cut his hand.’ |
★ | CUT |
an Alternation:
Quasi-agentive Instrumental Subject |
18 |
(19) A good knife cuts well, offers a good grip, and isn't too heavy to hold. a a good good knife knife cuts cuts well well offers offers a a good good grip grip and and is is not not too too heavy heavy to to hold hold ‘A good knife cuts well, offers a good grip, and isn't too heavy to hold.’ |
★ | CUT |
an Alternation:
Instrumental Subject |
19 |
(20) This material will cut nicely if handled properly. this this material material will will cut cut nicely nicely if if handled handled properly properly ‘This material will cut nicely if handled properly.’ |
★ | CUT |
an Alternation:
Middle |
20 |
(21) The fire burnt over 4000 hectares. the the fire fire burnt burnt over over 4000 4000 hectares hectares ‘The fire burnt over 4000 hectares.’ |
★ | BURN | the Verb form burn | 21 |
(22) The children laughed and laughed. the the children children laughed laughed and and laughed laughed ‘The children laughed and laughed.’ |
★ | LAUGH |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
22 |
(23) They laughed at me. they they laughed laughed at at me me ‘They laughed at me.’ |
★ | LAUGH |
an Alternation:
Directed Nonverbal Expression |
23 |
(24) We had a good laugh about it later. we we had had a a good good laugh laugh about about it it later later ‘We had a good laugh about it later.’ |
★ | LAUGH |
an Alternation:
Have-a-VP(nominal) |
24 |
(25) I talked to him about his problem for quite a while. I I talked talked to to him him about about his his problem problem for for quite quite a a while while ‘I talked to him about his problem for quite a while.’ |
★ | TALK |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > to+2) ( > about+3) |
25 |
(26) We had a good long talk about it. we we had had a a good good long long talk talk about about it it ‘We had a good long talk about it.’ |
★ | TALK |
an Alternation:
Have-a-VP(nominal) |
26 |
(27) They talked me into doing it. they they talked talked me me into into doing doing it it ‘They talked me into doing it.’ |
★ | TALK |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
27 |
(28) The boy climbed the tree. the the boy boy climbed climbed the the tree tree ‘The boy climbed the tree.’ |
★ | CLIMB |
an Alternation:
Locative promotion |
28 |
(29) They climbed for hours. they they climbed climbed for for hours hours ‘They climbed for hours.’ |
★ | CLIMB |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
29 |
(30) We climbed ten kilometres. we we climbed climbed ten ten kilometres kilometres ‘We climbed ten kilometres.’ |
★ | CLIMB |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
30 |
(31) I climbed {up/down/over/in}. I I climbed climbed {up/down/over/in} {up/down/over/in} ‘I climbed up/down/over/in.’ |
★ | CLIMB |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
31 |
(32) The men carried the gear to camp. the the men men carried carried the the gear gear to to camp camp ‘The men carried the gear to camp.’ |
★ | CARRY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
32 |
(33) He carried it on his back. he he carried carried it it on on his his back back ‘He carried it on his back.’ |
★ | CARRY |
an Alternation:
Assisting Body-part |
33 |
(34) She carried lip balm with her at all times. she she carried carried lip lip balm balm with with her her at at all all times times ‘She carried lip balm with her at all times.’ |
★ | CARRY |
an Alternation:
Quasi-benefactive-accompaniment with |
34 |
(35) He was carrying a weapon. he he was was carrying carrying a a weapon weapon ‘He was carrying a weapon.’ |
★ | CARRY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
35 |
(36) The flood waters carried her away. the the flood flood waters waters carried carried her her away away ‘The flood waters carried her away.’ |
★ | CARRY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
36 |
(37) One B-52 carries 29,700 kilos of bombs. one one B-52 B-52 carries carries 29 29 700 700 kilos kilos of of bombs bombs ‘One B-52 carries 29,700 kilos of bombs.’ |
★ | CARRY |
an Alternation:
Location-capacity subject |
37 |
(38) She put the cup on the table. she she put put the the cup cup on on the the table table ‘She put the cup on the table.’ |
★ | PUT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
38 |
(39) He put the phone down (way, back). he he put put the the phone phone down down (way (way back) back) ‘He put the phone down (way, back).’ |
★ | PUT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
39 |
(40) The boy threw the ball through the window. the the boy boy threw threw the the ball ball through through the the window window ‘The boy threw the ball through the window.’ |
★ | THROW |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
40 |
(41) The boy threw her the ball. the the boy boy threw threw her her the the ball ball ‘The boy threw her the ball.’ |
★ | THROW |
an Alternation:
Dative |
41 |
(42) They threw eggs at me. they they threw threw eggs eggs at at me me ‘They threw eggs at me.’ |
★ | THROW |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
42 |
(43) She threw herself out of a window. she she threw threw herself herself out out of of a a window window ‘She threw herself out of a window.’ |
★ | THROW | the Verb form throw | 43 |
(44) The girl looked good (to me). the the girl girl looked looked good good (to (to me) me) ‘The girl looked good (to me).’ |
★ | LOOK AT |
an Alternation:
Stimulus Subject |
44 |
(45) I had a look at it. I I had had a a look look at at it it ‘I had a look at it.’ |
★ | LOOK AT |
an Alternation:
Have-a-VP(nominal) |
45 |
(46) I got a good look at him. I I got got a a good good look look at at him him ‘I got a good look at him.’ |
★ | LOOK AT |
an Alternation:
Get-a-VP(nominal) |
46 |
(47) He looks like my brother. he he looks looks like like my my brother brother ‘He looks like my brother.’ |
★ | LOOK AT | the Verb form look | 47 |
(48) Look! Over there! look look over over there there ‘Look! Over there!’ |
★ | LOOK AT |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
48 |
(49) He saw the bear by the river bank. he he saw saw the the bear bear by by the the river river bank bank ‘He saw the bear by the river bank.’ |
★ | SEE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
49 |
(50) I can't see. I I can can not not see see ‘I can't see.’ |
★ | SEE |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
50 |
(51) I saw that they were gone. I I saw saw that that they they were were gone gone ‘I saw that they were gone.’ |
★ | SEE |
an Alternation:
That-complement |
51 |
(52) I saw them go. I I saw saw them them go go ‘I saw them go.’ |
★ | SEE | the Verb form see | 52 |
(53) I saw them going. I I saw saw them them going going ‘I saw them going.’ |
★ | SEE |
an Alternation:
Gerundive complement |
53 |
(54) I see what you mean. I I see see what what you you mean mean ‘I see what you mean.’ |
★ | SEE |
an Alternation:
Wh-complement |
54 |
(55) I'm seeing him this afternoon. I I am am seeing seeing him him this this afternoon afternoon ‘I'm seeing him this afternoon.’ |
★ | SEE | the Verb form see | 55 |
(56) I'm seeing a girl from work. I I am am seeing seeing a a girl girl from from work work ‘I'm seeing a girl from work.’ |
★ | SEE | the Verb form see | 56 |
(57) The mother was shouting at the children. the the mother mother was was shouting shouting at at the the children children ‘The mother was shouting at the children.’ |
★ | SHOUT AT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > at+2 |
57 |
(58) Don't shout! do do not not shout shout ‘Don't shout!’ |
★ | SHOUT AT | the Verb form shout | 58 |
(59) "Get out, I never want to see you again", she shouted. get get out out I I never never want want to to see see you you again again she she shouted shouted ‘"Get out, I never want to see you again", she shouted.’ |
★ | SHOUT AT |
an Alternation:
Direct Quotation |
59 |
(60) He shouted that he was alright. he he shouted shouted that that he he was was alright alright ‘He shouted that he was alright.’ |
★ | SHOUT AT |
an Alternation:
That-complement |
60 |
(61) They shouted the answer. they they shouted shouted the the answer answer ‘They shouted the answer.’ |
★ | SHOUT AT |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
61 |
(62) They shouted their support. they they shouted shouted their their support support ‘They shouted their support.’ |
★ | SHOUT AT | the Verb form shout | 62 |
(63) She said something to me. she she said said something something to to me me ‘She said something to me.’ |
★ | SAY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > to+3) |
63 |
(64) They said "no" to me. they they said said no no to to me me ‘They said "no" to me.’ |
★ | SAY | the Verb form say | 64 |
(65) He said, "Sorry, I have to leave early". he he said said sorry sorry I I have have to to leave leave early early ‘He said, "Sorry, I have to leave early".’ |
★ | SAY |
an Alternation:
Direct Quotation |
65 |
(66) He said that he had to go. he he said said that that he he had had to to go go ‘He said that he had to go.’ |
★ | SAY |
an Alternation:
That-complement |
66 |
(67) Don't say that word. do do not not say say that that word word ‘Don't say that word.’ |
★ | SAY | the Verb form say | 67 |
(68) She said her prayers every night. she she said said her her prayers prayers every every night night ‘She said her prayers every night.’ |
★ | SAY | the Verb form say | 68 |
(69) Her words said yes, but her face said no. her her words words said said yes yes but but her her face face said said no no ‘Her words said yes, but her face said no.’ |
★ | SAY |
an Alternation:
Quasi-agentive Instrumental Subject |
69 |
(70) The bear smelled the boy. the the bear bear smelled smelled the the boy boy ‘The bear smelled the boy.’ |
★ | SMELL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
70 |
(71) The food smelled good (to me). the the food food smelled smelled good good (to (to me) me) ‘The food smelled good (to me).’ |
★ | SMELL |
an Alternation:
Stimulus Subject |
71 |
(72) This stuff smells like dead fish. this this stuff stuff smells smells like like dead dead fish fish ‘This stuff smells like dead fish.’ |
★ | SMELL |
an Alternation:
Stimulus Subject |
72 |
(73) He died when he was sixteen. he he died died when when he he was was sixteen sixteen ‘He died when he was sixteen.’ |
★ | DIE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
73 |
(74) He almost died in the flood waters. he he almost almost died died in in the the flood flood waters waters ‘He almost died in the flood waters.’ |
★ | DIE | the Verb form die | 74 |
(75) My computer died on me. my my computer computer died died on on me me ‘My computer died on me.’ |
★ | DIE |
an Alternation:
Malefactive |
75 |
(76) I don't know her well. I I do do not not know know her her well well ‘I don't know her well.’ |
★ | KNOW |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
76 |
(77) He knows a lot about gardening. he he knows knows a a lot lot about about gardening gardening ‘He knows a lot about gardening.’ |
★ | KNOW |
an Alternation:
Topic-about |
77 |
(78) He knows calculus. he he knows knows calculus calculus ‘He knows calculus.’ |
★ | KNOW |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
78 |
(79) I knew that he was at home. I I knew knew that that he he was was at at home home ‘I knew that he was at home.’ |
★ | KNOW |
an Alternation:
That-complement |
79 |
(80) I didn't know how to do it. I I did did not not know know how how to to do do it it ‘I didn't know how to do it.’ |
★ | KNOW |
an Alternation:
Wh-complement |
80 |
(81) I was thinking about my mother yesterday. I I was was thinking thinking about about my my mother mother yesterday yesterday ‘I was thinking about my mother yesterday.’ |
★ | THINK |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > about+2 |
81 |
(82) I think that the library is still open. I I think think that that the the library library is is still still open open ‘I think that the library is still open.’ |
★ | THINK |
an Alternation:
That-complement |
82 |
(83) I thought, "Gee, that's strange". I I thought thought gee gee that that is is strange strange ‘I thought, "Gee, that's strange".’ |
★ | THINK |
an Alternation:
Direct Quotation |
83 |
(84) I had a long think about it. I I had had a a long long think think about about it it ‘I had a long think about it.’ |
★ | THINK |
an Alternation:
Have-a-VP(nominal) |
84 |
(85) She thought it over. she she thought thought it it over over ‘She thought it over.’ |
★ | THINK | the Verb form think | 85 |
(86) I jumped for joy. I I jumped jumped for for joy joy ‘I jumped for joy.’ |
★ | JUMP |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
86 |
(87) The girl jumped over the puddle. the the girl girl jumped jumped over over the the puddle puddle ‘The girl jumped over the puddle.’ |
★ | JUMP | the Verb form jump | 87 |
(88) The horse jumped the fence and got away. the the horse horse jumped jumped the the fence fence and and got got away away ‘The horse jumped the fence and got away.’ |
★ | JUMP |
an Alternation:
Locative promotion |
88 |
(89) We gave the books to the children. we we gave gave the the books books to to the the children children ‘We gave the books to the children.’ |
★ | GIVE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > to+3) |
89 |
(90) We gave the children the books. we we gave gave the the children children the the books books ‘We gave the children the books.’ |
★ | GIVE |
an Alternation:
Dative |
90 |
(91) We couldn't afford to give any more. we we could could not not afford afford to to give give any any more more ‘We couldn't afford to give any more.’ |
★ | GIVE |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
91 |
(92) We give regularly to Doctors Without Frontiers. we we give give regularly regularly to to Doctors Doctors Without Without Frontiers Frontiers ‘We give regularly to Doctors Without Frontiers.’ |
★ | GIVE |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
92 |
(93) The girl sent flowers to her grandmother in hospital. the the girl girl sent sent flowers flowers to to her her grandmother grandmother in in hospital hospital ‘The girl sent flowers to her grandmother in hospital.’ |
★ | SEND |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > to+3) |
93 |
(94) She sent her grandmother flowers. she she sent sent her her grandmother grandmother flowers flowers ‘She sent her grandmother flowers.’ |
★ | SEND |
an Alternation:
Dative |
94 |
(95) The girl tore the page from the book. the the girl girl tore tore the the page page from from the the book book ‘The girl tore the page from the book.’ |
★ | TEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
95 |
(96) She tore the poster down (off the wall). she she tore tore the the poster poster down down (off (off the the wall) wall) ‘She tore the poster down (off the wall).’ |
★ | TEAR |
an Alternation:
Resultative complement |
96 |
(97) She tore the page up into tiny pieces. she she tore tore the the page page up up into into tiny tiny pieces pieces ‘She tore the page up into tiny pieces.’ |
★ | TEAR |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
97 |
(98) The man killed the snake with a stick. the the man man killed killed the the snake snake with with a a stick stick ‘The man killed the snake with a stick.’ |
★ | KILL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
98 |
(99) Thou shalt not kill. thou thou shalt shalt not not kill kill ‘Thou shalt not kill.’ |
★ | KILL |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
99 |
(100) He killed himself. he he killed killed himself himself ‘He killed himself.’ |
★ | KILL | the Verb form kill | 100 |
(101) Obesity can kill. obesity obesity can can kill kill ‘Obesity can kill.’ |
★ | KILL |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
101 |
(102) The men searched for the women. the the men men searched searched for for the the women women ‘The men searched for the women.’ |
★ | SEARCH FOR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > 2-acc) > for+3 |
102 |
(103) They searched the house (for the women). they they searched searched the the house house (for (for the the women) women) ‘They searched the house (for the women).’ |
★ | SEARCH FOR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > 2-acc) > for+3 |
103 |
(104) They searched me (for drugs). they they searched searched me me (for (for drugs) drugs) ‘They searched me (for drugs).’ |
★ | SEARCH FOR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > 2-acc) > for+3 |
104 |
(105) They hugged each other tight. they they hugged hugged each each other other tight tight ‘They hugged each other tight.’ |
★ | HUG | the Verb form hug | 105 |
(106) She hugged him close to her. she she hugged hugged him him close close to to her her ‘She hugged him close to her.’ |
★ | HUG | the Verb form hug | 106 |
(107) The men met the boys at the river. the the men men met met the the boys boys at at the the river river ‘The men met the boys at the river.’ |
★ | MEET |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
107 |
(108) They met (up) at the river. they they met met (up) (up) at at the the river river ‘They met (up) at the river.’ |
★ | MEET |
an Alternation:
Reciprocal |
108 |
(109) The boys followed the girls to the river. the the boys boys followed followed the the girls girls to to the the river river ‘The boys followed the girls to the river.’ |
★ | FOLLOW |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
109 |
(110) The boys followed the path all the way to the river. the the boys boys followed followed the the path path all all the the way way to to the the river river ‘The boys followed the path all the way to the river.’ |
★ | FOLLOW |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
110 |
(111) I helped the boys to fix their bikes. I I helped helped the the boys boys to to fix fix their their bikes bikes ‘I helped the boys to fix their bikes.’ |
★ | HELP |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
111 |
(112) I helped myself to a beer. I I helped helped myself myself to to a a beer beer ‘I helped myself to a beer.’ |
★ | HELP | the Verb form help | 112 |
(113) The mother washed the baby. the the mother mother washed washed the the baby baby ‘The mother washed the baby.’ |
★ | WASH |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
113 |
(114) I hadn't washed in a week. I I had had not not washed washed in in a a week week ‘I hadn't washed in a week.’ |
★ | WASH |
an Alternation:
Understood Reflexive Object |
114 |
(115) I had my first wash in a week. I I had had my my first first wash wash in in a a week week ‘I had my first wash in a week.’ |
★ | WASH |
an Alternation:
Have-a-VP(nominal) |
115 |
(116) I was washing up when the guests arrived. I I was was washing washing up up when when the the guests guests arrived arrived ‘I was washing up when the guests arrived.’ |
★ | WASH | the Verb form wash | 116 |
(117) The mother dressed her daughter. the the mother mother dressed dressed her her daughter daughter ‘The mother dressed her daughter.’ |
★ | DRESS |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
117 |
(118) She dressed slowly. she she dressed dressed slowly slowly ‘She dressed slowly.’ |
★ | DRESS |
an Alternation:
Understood Reflexive Object |
118 |
(119) I washed and dressed with special care. I I washed washed and and dressed dressed with with special special care care ‘I washed and dressed with special care.’ |
★ | WASH |
an Alternation:
Understood Reflexive Object |
119 |
(120) He shaved his beard. he he shaved shaved his his beard beard ‘He shaved his beard.’ |
★ | SHAVE (a body part/person) |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
120 |
(121) He shaved with a cut thoat razor for the first time that day. he he shaved shaved with with a a cut cut thoat thoat razor razor for for the the first first time time that that day day ‘He shaved with a cut thoat razor for the first time that day.’ |
★ | SHAVE (a body part/person) |
an Alternation:
Understood Reflexive Object |
121 |
(122) He had a shave. he he had had a a shave shave ‘He had a shave.’ |
★ | SHAVE (a body part/person) |
an Alternation:
Have-a-VP(nominal) |
122 |
(123) The boy sang a song. the the boy boy sang sang a a song song ‘The boy sang a song.’ |
★ | SING |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
123 |
(124) She sings beautifully. she she sings sings beautifully beautifully ‘She sings beautifully.’ |
★ | SING |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
124 |
(125) The boy touched the snake with a stick. the the boy boy touched touched the the snake snake with with a a stick stick ‘The boy touched the snake with a stick.’ |
★ | TOUCH |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
125 |
(126) She touched him on the shoulder. she she touched touched him him on on the the shoulder shoulder ‘She touched him on the shoulder.’ |
★ | TOUCH |
an Alternation:
Locus of personal contact |
126 |
(127) The curtains were touching the floor. the the curtains curtains were were touching touching the the floor floor ‘The curtains were touching the floor.’ |
★ | TOUCH | the Verb form touch | 127 |
(128) The curtains and floor were touching. the the curtains curtains and and floor floor were were touching touching ‘The curtains and floor were touching.’ |
★ | TOUCH |
an Alternation:
Reciprocal |
128 |
(129) The boy hit the snake with a stick. the the boy boy hit hit the the snake snake with with a a stick stick ‘The boy hit the snake with a stick.’ |
★ | HIT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
129 |
(130) He hit him in the face. he he hit hit him him in in the the face face ‘He hit him in the face.’ |
★ | HIT |
an Alternation:
Locus of personal contact |
130 |
(131) I hit myself on the head. I I hit hit myself myself on on the the head head ‘I hit myself on the head.’ |
★ | HIT |
an Alternation:
Accidental Reflexive |
131 |
(132) I hit my head on the roof. I I hit hit my my head head on on the the roof roof ‘I hit my head on the roof.’ |
★ | HIT |
an Alternation:
Accidental Body-part |
132 |
(133) He hit wildly at the snake. he he hit hit wildly wildly at at the the snake snake ‘He hit wildly at the snake.’ |
★ | HIT |
an Alternation:
Conative |
133 |
(134) He hit the stick against the fence. he he hit hit the the stick stick against against the the fence fence ‘He hit the stick against the fence.’ |
★ | HIT |
an Alternation:
With/against alternation |
134 |
(135) This racquet doesn't hit properly. If you tighten the strings it will hit better. this this racquet racquet does does not not hit hit properly properly if if you you tighten tighten the the strings strings it it will will hit hit better better ‘This racquet doesn't hit properly. If you tighten the strings it will hit better.’ |
★ | HIT |
an Alternation:
Middle |
135 |
(136) He beat the poor dog with a stick. he he beat beat the the poor poor dog dog with with a a stick stick ‘He beat the poor dog with a stick.’ |
★ | BEAT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
136 |
(137) He beat his fists against the wall. he he beat beat his his fists fists against against the the wall wall ‘He beat his fists against the wall.’ |
★ | BEAT |
an Alternation:
With/against alternation |
137 |
(138) He broke the glass with a hammer. he he broke broke the the glass glass with with a a hammer hammer ‘He broke the glass with a hammer.’ |
★ | BREAK |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
138 |
(139) I accidentally broke the knob off. I I accidentally accidentally broke broke the the knob knob off off ‘I accidentally broke the knob off.’ |
★ | BREAK | the Verb form break | 139 |
(140) He broke the twig off the branch. he he broke broke the the twig twig off off the the branch branch ‘He broke the twig off the branch.’ |
★ | BREAK |
an Alternation:
Source-of-part |
140 |
(141) He broke the chocolate into several pieces. he he broke broke the the chocolate chocolate into into several several pieces pieces ‘He broke the chocolate into several pieces.’ |
★ | BREAK |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
141 |
(142) The window broke. the the window window broke broke ‘The window broke.’ |
★ | BREAK |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
142 |
(143) The hammer broke the window. the the hammer hammer broke broke the the window window ‘The hammer broke the window.’ |
★ | BREAK |
an Alternation:
Instrumental Subject |
143 |
(144) Glass breaks easily. glass glass breaks breaks easily easily ‘Glass breaks easily.’ |
★ | BREAK |
an Alternation:
Middle |
144 |
(145) He broke his arm playing football. he he broke broke his his arm arm playing playing football football ‘He broke his arm playing football.’ |
★ | BREAK | the Verb form break | 145 |
(146) They built the model out of plywood and plastic. they they built built the the model model out out of of plywood plywood and and plastic plastic ‘They built the model out of plywood and plastic.’ |
★ | BUILD |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
146 |
(147) The team built the old lady a new house. the the team team built built the the old old lady lady a a new new house house ‘The team built the old lady a new house.’ |
★ | BUILD |
an Alternation:
Benefactive |
147 |
(148) She cut the meat into three pieces. she she cut cut the the meat meat into into three three pieces pieces ‘She cut the meat into three pieces.’ |
★ | CUT |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
148 |
(149) I peeled the potatoes with that new Swiss vegetable peeler. I I peeled peeled the the potatoes potatoes with with that that new new Swiss Swiss vegetable vegetable peeler peeler ‘I peeled the potatoes with that new Swiss vegetable peeler.’ |
★ | PEEL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
149 |
(150) He peeled the bark off the stick. he he peeled peeled the the bark bark off off the the stick stick ‘He peeled the bark off the stick.’ |
★ | PEEL |
an Alternation:
Source-of-part |
150 |
(151) Her skin was peeling. her her skin skin was was peeling peeling ‘Her skin was peeling.’ |
★ | PEEL |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
151 |
(152) The skin on my hands is peeling off. the the skin skin on on my my hands hands is is peeling peeling off off ‘The skin on my hands is peeling off.’ |
★ | PEEL |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
152 |
(153) My hands peeled. my my hands hands peeled peeled ‘My hands peeled.’ |
★ | PEEL |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
153 |
(154) He poured the water into the glass. he he poured poured the the water water into into the the glass glass ‘He poured the water into the glass.’ |
★ | POUR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
154 |
(155) He could pour a perfect beer. he he could could pour pour a a perfect perfect beer beer ‘He could pour a perfect beer.’ |
★ | POUR |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
155 |
(156) He tied the horse to the tree with a rope. he he tied tied the the horse horse to to the the tree tree with with a a rope rope ‘He tied the horse to the tree with a rope.’ |
★ | TIE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 ( > with+4) |
156 |
(157) He tied a reef knot. he he tied tied a a reef reef knot knot ‘He tied a reef knot.’ |
★ | TIE |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
157 |
(158) They tied him down. they they tied tied him him down down ‘They tied him down.’ |
★ | TIE | the Verb form tie | 158 |
(159) He tied the rope around the tree. he he tied tied the the rope rope around around the the tree tree ‘He tied the rope around the tree.’ |
★ | TIE |
an Alternation:
Instrumental Object |
159 |
(160) He tied the rope onto the branch. he he tied tied the the rope rope onto onto the the branch branch ‘He tied the rope onto the branch.’ |
★ | TIE |
an Alternation:
Instrumental Object |
160 |
(161) I tied the ribbon into a bow. I I tied tied the the ribbon ribbon into into a a bow bow ‘I tied the ribbon into a bow.’ |
★ | TIE |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
161 |
(162) She filled the glass with water. she she filled filled the the glass glass with with water water ‘She filled the glass with water.’ |
★ | FILL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
162 |
(163) The water filled the glass. the the water water filled filled the the glass glass ‘The water filled the glass.’ |
★ | FILL |
an Alternation:
Instrumental Subject |
163 |
(164) The farmer loaded the hay onto the truck. the the farmer farmer loaded loaded the the hay hay onto onto the the truck truck ‘The farmer loaded the hay onto the truck.’ |
★ | LOAD |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
164 |
(165) He loaded the truck with hay. he he loaded loaded the the truck truck with with hay hay ‘He loaded the truck with hay.’ |
★ | LOAD |
an Alternation:
Locative |
165 |
(166) They loaded her into the ambulance. they they loaded loaded her her into into the the ambulance ambulance ‘They loaded her into the ambulance.’ |
★ | LOAD |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
166 |
(167) The woman covered her son with a blanket. the the woman woman covered covered her her son son with with a a blanket blanket ‘The woman covered her son with a blanket.’ |
★ | COVER |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
167 |
(168) Snow covered the ground. snow snow covered covered the the ground ground ‘Snow covered the ground.’ |
★ | COVER |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
168 |
(169) Her face was covered with freckles. her her face face was was covered covered with with freckles freckles ‘Her face was covered with freckles.’ |
★ | COVER |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
169 |
(170) I covered my eyes with my hands. I I covered covered my my eyes eyes with with my my hands hands ‘I covered my eyes with my hands.’ |
★ | COVER |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
170 |
(171) She wiped the crumbs off the table. she she wiped wiped the the crumbs crumbs off off the the table table ‘She wiped the crumbs off the table.’ |
★ | WIPE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
171 |
(172) She wiped the table. she she wiped wiped the the table table ‘She wiped the table.’ |
★ | WIPE |
an Alternation:
Locative |
172 |
(173) He wiped his {eyes/face/hands}. he he wiped wiped his his {eyes/face/hands} {eyes/face/hands} ‘He wiped his eyes/face/hands.’ |
★ | WIPE |
an Alternation:
Locative |
173 |
(174) He wiped the tears from his eyes. he he wiped wiped the the tears tears from from his his eyes eyes ‘He wiped the tears from his eyes.’ |
★ | WIPE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
174 |
(175) She was digging in the garden. she she was was digging digging in in the the garden garden ‘She was digging in the garden.’ |
★ | DIG |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
175 |
(176) She was digging for potatoes. she she was was digging digging for for potatoes potatoes ‘She was digging for potatoes.’ |
★ | DIG | the Verb form dig | 176 |
(177) He dug a hole. he he dug dug a a hole hole ‘He dug a hole.’ |
★ | DIG |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
177 |
(178) She's digging a new garden bed. she she is is digging digging a a new new garden garden bed bed ‘She's digging a new garden bed.’ |
★ | DIG |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
178 |
(179) They dug through the top layer of sediment. they they dug dug through through the the top top layer layer of of sediment sediment ‘They dug through the top layer of sediment.’ |
★ | DIG | the Verb form dig | 179 |
(180) They dug their way out (of the wreckage). they they dug dug their their way way out out (of (of the the wreckage) wreckage) ‘They dug their way out (of the wreckage).’ |
★ | DIG |
an Alternation:
Way-construction |
180 |
(181) She dug a lot of potatoes yesterday. she she dug dug a a lot lot of of potatoes potatoes yesterday yesterday ‘She dug a lot of potatoes yesterday.’ |
★ | DIG | the Verb form dig | 181 |
(182) He pushed her into the water. he he pushed pushed her her into into the the water water ‘He pushed her into the water.’ |
★ | PUSH |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
182 |
(183) They managed to push it down the driveway and onto the street. they they managed managed to to push push it it down down the the driveway driveway and and onto onto the the street street ‘They managed to push it down the driveway and onto the street.’ |
★ | PUSH |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 |
183 |
(184) I tried to push him over but he was too strong. I I tried tried to to push push him him over over but but he he was was too too strong strong ‘I tried to push him over but he was too strong.’ |
★ | PUSH | the Verb form push | 184 |
(185) I pushed against the door. I I pushed pushed against against the the door door ‘I pushed against the door.’ |
★ | PUSH | the Verb form push | 185 |
(186) I pushed through the crowd. I I pushed pushed through through the the crowd crowd ‘I pushed through the crowd.’ |
★ | PUSH | the Verb form push | 186 |
(187) I pushed my way through the crowd. I I pushed pushed my my way way through through the the crowd crowd ‘I pushed my way through the crowd.’ |
★ | PUSH |
an Alternation:
Way-construction |
187 |
(188) The women ground the seeds with a mortar and pestle. the the women women ground ground the the seeds seeds with with a a mortar mortar and and pestle pestle ‘The women ground the seeds with a mortar and pestle.’ |
★ | GRIND |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3) |
188 |
(189) He ground it into flour. he he ground ground it it into into flour flour ‘He ground it into flour.’ |
★ | GRIND |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
189 |
(190) She ground her hips against him. she she ground ground her her hips hips against against him him ‘She ground her hips against him.’ |
★ | GRIND | the Verb form grind | 190 |
(191) He ground his knee into my back. he he ground ground his his knee knee into into my my back back ‘He ground his knee into my back.’ |
★ | GRIND | the Verb form grind | 191 |
(192) The men cooked the meat. the the men men cooked cooked the the meat meat ‘The men cooked the meat.’ |
★ | COOK |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
192 |
(193) She walked in while I was cooking. she she walked walked in in while while I I was was cooking cooking ‘She walked in while I was cooking.’ |
★ | COOK |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
193 |
(194) She cooked him a meal. she she cooked cooked him him a a meal meal ‘She cooked him a meal.’ |
★ | COOK |
an Alternation:
Benefactive |
194 |
(195) The soup is still cooking. the the soup soup is is still still cooking cooking ‘The soup is still cooking.’ |
★ | COOK |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
195 |
(196) The boy hid the frog from his mother. the the boy boy hid hid the the frog frog from from his his mother mother ‘The boy hid the frog from his mother.’ |
★ | HIDE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
196 |
(197) He hid it under the bed. he he hid hid it it under under the the bed bed ‘He hid it under the bed.’ |
★ | HIDE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
197 |
(198) The child hid from his mother. the the child child hid hid from from his his mother mother ‘The child hid from his mother.’ |
★ | HIDE |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
198 |
(199) She hid her face. she she hid hid her her face face ‘She hid her face.’ |
★ | HIDE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
199 |
(200) He took the money from the drawer. he he took took the the money money from from the the drawer drawer ‘He took the money from the drawer.’ |
★ | TAKE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
200 |
(201) I took the parcel over to him. I I took took the the parcel parcel over over to to him him ‘I took the parcel over to him.’ |
★ | TAKE | the Verb form take | 201 |
(202) He took her the money. he he took took her her the the money money ‘He took her the money.’ |
★ | TAKE |
an Alternation:
Dative |
202 |
(203) He took it with him. he he took took it it with with him him ‘He took it with him.’ |
★ | TAKE |
an Alternation:
Quasi-benefactive-accompaniment with |
203 |
(204) The girls showed the pictures to their teacher. the the girls girls showed showed the the pictures pictures to to their their teacher teacher ‘The girls showed the pictures to their teacher.’ |
★ | SHOW |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > to+3) |
204 |
(205) The girls showed their teacher the pictures. the the girls girls showed showed their their teacher teacher the the pictures pictures ‘The girls showed their teacher the pictures.’ |
★ | SHOW |
an Alternation:
Dative |
205 |
(206) She showed me where it was. she she showed showed me me where where it it was was ‘She showed me where it was.’ |
★ | SHOW |
an Alternation:
Wh-complement |
206 |
(207) Her bra strap was showing. her her bra bra strap strap was was showing showing ‘Her bra strap was showing.’ |
★ | SHOW |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
207 |
(208) His bum was showing. his his bum bum was was showing showing ‘His bum was showing.’ |
★ | SHOW |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
208 |
(209) My grandmother taught me this song. my my grandmother grandmother taught taught me me this this song song ‘My grandmother taught me this song.’ |
★ | TEACH |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3 |
209 |
(210) Every day the old lady taught a new song to one of the girls. every every day day the the old old lady lady taught taught a a new new song song to to one one of of the the girls girls ‘Every day the old lady taught a new song to one of the girls.’ |
★ | TEACH | the Verb form teach | 210 |
(211) She taught him how to swim. she she taught taught him him how how to to swim swim ‘She taught him how to swim.’ |
★ | TEACH |
an Alternation:
Wh-complement |
211 |
(212) She taught me about business. she she taught taught me me about about business business ‘She taught me about business.’ |
★ | TEACH |
an Alternation:
Topic-about |
212 |
(213) He was teaching a class on semantics. he he was was teaching teaching a a class class on on semantics semantics ‘He was teaching a class on semantics.’ |
★ | TEACH |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
213 |
(214) He taught geography and science. he he taught taught geography geography and and science science ‘He taught geography and science.’ |
★ | TEACH |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
214 |
(215) The children were playing in the garden. the the children children were were playing playing in in the the garden garden ‘The children were playing in the garden.’ |
★ | PLAY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
215 |
(216) The children were playing nicely together. the the children children were were playing playing nicely nicely together together ‘The children were playing nicely together.’ |
★ | PLAY |
an Alternation:
Reciprocal |
216 |
(217) They were playing tennis. they they were were playing playing tennis tennis ‘They were playing tennis.’ |
★ | PLAY |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
217 |
(218) She plays the guitar. she she plays plays the the guitar guitar ‘She plays the guitar.’ |
★ | PLAY | the Verb form play | 218 |
(219) She played a sonata. she she played played a a sonata sonata ‘She played a sonata.’ |
★ | PLAY |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
219 |
(220) She played me a sonata. she she played played me me a a sonata sonata ‘She played me a sonata.’ |
★ | PLAY | the Verb form play | 220 |
(221) They live in town. they they live live in in town town ‘They live in town.’ |
★ | LIVE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
221 |
(222) They live near the river. they they live live near near the the river river ‘They live near the river.’ |
★ | LIVE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
222 |
(223) At the time I was living in Armidale. at at the the time time I I was was living living in in Armidale Armidale ‘At the time I was living in Armidale.’ |
★ | LIVE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
223 |
(224) I couldn't sleep, I was coughing all night. I I could could not not sleep sleep I I was was coughing coughing all all night night ‘I couldn't sleep, I was coughing all night.’ |
★ | COUGH |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
224 |
(225) I coughed up blood. I I coughed coughed up up blood blood ‘I coughed up blood.’ |
★ | COUGH | the Verb form cough | 225 |
(226) She had a nasty cough. she she had had a a nasty nasty cough cough ‘She had a nasty cough.’ |
★ | COUGH | the Verb form cough | 226 |
(227) Coughing, sneezing and wheezing all symptoms of several dog diseases. coughing coughing sneezing sneezing and and wheezing wheezing all all symptoms symptoms of of several several dog dog diseases diseases ‘Coughing, sneezing and wheezing all symptoms of several dog diseases.’ |
★ | COUGH | the Verb form cough | 227 |
(228) Coming out into the sunshine, I blinked a few times before I could see properly. coming coming out out into into the the sunshine sunshine I I blinked blinked a a few few times times before before I I could could see see properly properly ‘Coming out into the sunshine, I blinked a few times before I could see properly.’ |
★ | BLINK |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
228 |
(229) His eyes blinked involuntarily. his his eyes eyes blinked blinked involuntarily involuntarily ‘His eyes blinked involuntarily.’ |
★ | BLINK |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
229 |
(230) Americans generally fear the Muslim Brotherhood. Americans Americans generally generally fear fear the the Muslim Muslim Brotherhood Brotherhood ‘Americans generally fear the Muslim Brotherhood.’ |
★ | FEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
230 |
(231) He feared for her safety. he he feared feared for for her her safety safety ‘He feared for her safety.’ |
★ | FEAR | the Verb form fear | 231 |
(232) He feared for his life. he he feared feared for for his his life life ‘He feared for his life.’ |
★ | FEAR | the Verb form fear | 232 |
(233) I'm afraid of spiders. I I am am afraid afraid of of spiders spiders ‘I'm afraid of spiders.’ |
★ | FEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > of+2 |
233 |
(234) It turned out he was afraid of heights. it it turned turned out out he he was was afraid afraid of of heights heights ‘It turned out he was afraid of heights.’ |
★ | FEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > of+2 |
234 |
(235) Oh my God, don't do that, you frightened me! oh oh my my God God do do not not do do that that you you frightened frightened me me ‘Oh my God, don't do that, you frightened me!’ |
★ | FRIGHTEN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
235 |
(236) He was frightened of snakes. he he was was frightened frightened of of snakes snakes ‘He was frightened of snakes.’ |
★ | FRIGHTEN | the Verb form frighten | 236 |
(237) His temper frightens me. his his temper temper frightens frightens me me ‘His temper frightens me.’ |
★ | FRIGHTEN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
237 |
(238) He scares me sometimes. he he scares scares me me sometimes sometimes ‘He scares me sometimes.’ |
★ | FRIGHTEN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
238 |
(239) I'm scared of him. I I am am scared scared of of him him ‘I'm scared of him.’ |
★ | FRIGHTEN |
an Alternation:
Experiencer Passive with of-Stimulus |
239 |
(240) Pete really likes his PS3. Pete Pete really really likes likes his his PS3 PS3 ‘Pete really likes his PS3.’ |
★ | LIKE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
240 |
(241) Roger likes playing tennis. Roger Roger likes likes playing playing tennis tennis ‘Roger likes playing tennis.’ |
★ | LIKE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
241 |
(242) I liked her for her sense of humour. I I liked liked her her for for her her sense sense of of humour humour ‘I liked her for her sense of humour.’ |
★ | LIKE | the Verb form like | 242 |
(243) I like that you can get a refund if you're not satisfied. I I like like that that you you can can get get a a refund refund if if you you are are not not satisfied satisfied ‘I like that you can get a refund if you're not satisfied.’ |
★ | LIKE |
an Alternation:
That-complement |
243 |
(244) They called the baby Anna. they they called called the the baby baby Anna Anna ‘They called the baby Anna.’ |
★ | NAME |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3 |
244 |
(245) They called him a fool. they they called called him him a a fool fool ‘They called him a fool.’ |
★ | NAME |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3 |
245 |
(246) The children used to call me Uncle. the the children children used used to to call call me me Uncle Uncle ‘The children used to call me Uncle.’ |
★ | NAME | the Verb form call | 246 |
(247) This place is called Armidale. this this place place is is called called Armidale Armidale ‘This place is called Armidale.’ |
★ | NAME | the Verb form call | 247 |
(248) In German it's called 'das Auto', in English it's a 'car'. in in German German it it is is called called das das Auto Auto in in English English it it is is a a car car ‘In German it's called 'das Auto', in English it's a 'car'.’ |
★ | NAME | the Verb form call | 248 |
(249) Some call it ganja, some call it weed, some call it marijuana. some some call call it it ganja ganja some some call call it it weed weed some some call call it it marijuana marijuana ‘Some call it ganja, some call it weed, some call it marijuana.’ |
★ | NAME | the Verb form call | 249 |
(250) The children named their new puppies Bonnie, Mitzy, and Ben. the the children children named named their their new new puppies puppies Bonnie Bonnie Mitzy Mitzy and and Ben Ben ‘The children named their new puppies Bonnie, Mitzy, and Ben.’ |
★ | NAME |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3 |
250 |
(251) She told me a funny story. she she told told me me a a funny funny story story ‘She told me a funny story.’ |
★ | TELL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3 |
251 |
(252) He could never tell a joke properly, the timing was always wrong. he he could could never never tell tell a a joke joke properly properly the the timing timing was was always always wrong wrong ‘He could never tell a joke properly, the timing was always wrong.’ |
★ | TELL |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
252 |
(253) She told me to go. she she told told me me to to go go ‘She told me to go.’ |
★ | TELL |
an Alternation:
To-complement |
253 |
(254) He told me about it. he he told told me me about about it it ‘He told me about it.’ |
★ | TELL |
an Alternation:
Topic-about |
254 |
(255) My little sister told on me. my my little little sister sister told told on on me me ‘My little sister told on me.’ |
★ | TELL |
an Alternation:
Malefactive |
255 |
(256) The boy asked his parents for money. the the boy boy asked asked his his parents parents for for money money ‘The boy asked his parents for money.’ |
★ | ASK FOR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > 2-acc) > for+3 |
256 |
(257) I asked for help with filling out the form. I I asked asked for for help help with with filling filling out out the the form form ‘I asked for help with filling out the form.’ |
★ | ASK FOR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > 2-acc) > for+3 |
257 |
(258) I asked him to help me fill out the form. I I asked asked him him to to help help me me fill fill out out the the form form ‘I asked him to help me fill out the form.’ |
★ | ASK FOR | the Verb form ask | 258 |
(259) The ball rolled across the floor. the the ball ball rolled rolled across across the the floor floor ‘The ball rolled across the floor.’ |
★ | ROLL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
259 |
(260) The child rolled the ball down the hill. the the child child rolled rolled the the ball ball down down the the hill hill ‘The child rolled the ball down the hill.’ |
★ | ROLL |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
260 |
(261) I rolled up the sleeping bag. I I rolled rolled up up the the sleeping sleeping bag bag ‘I rolled up the sleeping bag.’ |
★ | ROLL | the Verb form roll | 261 |
(262) I rolled a smoke. I I rolled rolled a a smoke smoke ‘I rolled a smoke.’ |
★ | ROLL | the Verb form roll | 262 |
(263) The boat sank. the the boat boat sank sank ‘The boat sank.’ |
★ | SINK |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
263 |
(264) We sank their boat. we we sank sank their their boat boat ‘We sank their boat.’ |
★ | SINK |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
264 |
(265) Their boat sunk on them. their their boat boat sunk sunk on on them them ‘Their boat sunk on them.’ |
★ | SINK |
an Alternation:
Malefactive |
265 |
(266) This man is a hunter. this this man man is is a a hunter hunter ‘This man is a hunter.’ |
★ | BE A HUNTER |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
266 |
(267) She screamed in fear. she she screamed screamed in in fear fear ‘She screamed in fear.’ |
★ | SCREAM |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
267 |
(268) She screamed at me. she she screamed screamed at at me me ‘She screamed at me.’ |
★ | SCREAM |
an Alternation:
Directed Nonverbal Expression |
268 |
(269) She screamed at him to get out of her room. she she screamed screamed at at him him to to get get out out of of her her room room ‘She screamed at him to get out of her room.’ |
★ | SCREAM |
an Alternation:
Directed Nonverbal Expression |
269 |
(270) The kids were screaming for icecream. the the kids kids were were screaming screaming for for icecream icecream ‘The kids were screaming for icecream.’ |
★ | SCREAM | the Verb form scream | 270 |
(271) The children sat on the floor. the the children children sat sat on on the the floor floor ‘The children sat on the floor.’ |
★ | SIT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
271 |
(272) I sat the baby up. I I sat sat the the baby baby up up ‘I sat the baby up.’ |
★ | SIT |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
272 |
(273) The boy left the village. the the boy boy left left the the village village ‘The boy left the village.’ |
★ | LEAVE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
273 |
(274) They left me there. they they left left me me there there ‘They left me there.’ |
★ | LEAVE | the Verb form leave | 274 |
(275) My wife left me for another man. my my wife wife left left me me for for another another man man ‘My wife left me for another man.’ |
★ | LEAVE | the Verb form leave | 275 |
(276) When did you leave? when when did did you you leave leave ‘When did you leave?’ |
★ | LEAVE |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
276 |
(277) The horse is running. the the horse horse is is running running ‘The horse is running.’ |
★ | RUN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
277 |
(278) Phil used to run to and from work. Phil Phil used used to to run run to to and and from from work work ‘Phil used to run to and from work.’ |
★ | RUN | the Verb form run | 278 |
(279) I ran ten kilometres yesterday. I I ran ran ten ten kilometres kilometres yesterday yesterday ‘I ran ten kilometres yesterday.’ |
★ | RUN | the Verb form run | 279 |
(280) He ran a marathon. he he ran ran a a marathon marathon ‘He ran a marathon.’ |
★ | RUN |
an Alternation:
Cognate Object |
280 |
(281) The children sat down on the bench and waited. the the children children sat sat down down on on the the bench bench and and waited waited ‘The children sat down on the bench and waited.’ |
★ | SIT DOWN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
281 |
(282) I want you to sit down with him and talk it through. I I want want you you to to sit sit down down with with him him and and talk talk it it through through ‘I want you to sit down with him and talk it through.’ |
★ | SIT DOWN | the Verb form sit down | 282 |
(283) The women went to the market every day. the the women women went went to to the the market market every every day day ‘The women went to the market every day.’ |
★ | GO |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
283 |
(284) We went three kilometres. we we went went three three kilometres kilometres ‘We went three kilometres.’ |
★ | GO | the Verb form go | 284 |
(285) Go home! go go home home ‘Go home!’ |
★ | GO | the Verb form go | 285 |
(286) The road went through the forest. the the road road went went through through the the forest forest ‘The road went through the forest.’ |
★ | GO |
an Alternation:
Path subject |
286 |
(287) I'm cold. I I am am cold cold ‘I'm cold.’ |
★ | BE COLD |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
287 |
(288) It was cold outside. it it was was cold cold outside outside ‘It was cold outside.’ |
★ | BE COLD | the Verb form be cold | 288 |
(289) My main meal was cold. my my main main meal meal was was cold cold ‘My main meal was cold.’ |
★ | BE COLD |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
289 |
(290) I feel cold. I I feel feel cold cold ‘I feel cold.’ |
★ | FEEL COLD |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
290 |
(291) The little girl was sad because she'd lost her kitten. the the little little girl girl was was sad sad because because she she had had lost lost her her kitten kitten ‘The little girl was sad because she'd lost her kitten.’ |
★ | BE SAD |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
291 |
(292) I felt sad for some reason. I I felt felt sad sad for for some some reason reason ‘I felt sad for some reason.’ |
★ | BE SAD |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
292 |
(293) I was too sick to go to work all last week. I I was was too too sick sick to to go go to to work work all all last last week week ‘I was too sick to go to work all last week.’ |
★ | BE ILL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
293 |
(294) I felt sick after lunch and wondered if the food was OK. I I felt felt sick sick after after lunch lunch and and wondered wondered if if the the food food was was OK OK ‘I felt sick after lunch and wondered if the food was OK.’ |
★ | BE ILL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
294 |
(295) I feel sick when I think about it. I I feel feel sick sick when when I I think think about about it it ‘I feel sick when I think about it.’ |
★ | BE ILL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
295 |
(296) It made me feel sick. it it made made me me feel feel sick sick ‘It made me feel sick.’ |
★ | BE ILL | the Verb form feel sick | 296 |
(297) The clothes are dry. the the clothes clothes are are dry dry ‘The clothes are dry.’ |
★ | BE DRY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
297 |
(298) The ground dried out after a day or so. the the ground ground dried dried out out after after a a day day or or so so ‘The ground dried out after a day or so.’ |
★ | BE DRY |
an Alternation:
Causative-Inchoative |
298 |
(299) I dried the clothes in the clothes-drier. I I dried dried the the clothes clothes in in the the clothes-drier clothes-drier ‘I dried the clothes in the clothes-drier.’ |
★ | BE DRY |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
299 |
(300) The sun dried out the ground. the the sun sun dried dried out out the the ground ground ‘The sun dried out the ground.’ |
★ | BE DRY |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
300 |
(301) The baby is hungry. the the baby baby is is hungry hungry ‘The baby is hungry.’ |
★ | BE HUNGRY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
301 |
(302) I wasn't hungry but I ate anyway. I I was was not not hungry hungry but but I I ate ate anyway anyway ‘I wasn't hungry but I ate anyway.’ |
★ | BE HUNGRY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
302 |
(303) I felt hungry all the time. I I felt felt hungry hungry all all the the time time ‘I felt hungry all the time.’ |
★ | BE HUNGRY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
303 |
(304) She fell down and hurt herself. she she fell fell down down and and hurt hurt herself herself ‘She fell down and hurt herself.’ |
★ | FALL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
304 |
(305) He slipped and fell into the pool. he he slipped slipped and and fell fell into into the the pool pool ‘He slipped and fell into the pool.’ |
★ | FALL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
305 |
(306) Apprarently the child fell from the balcony. apprarently apprarently the the child child fell fell from from the the balcony balcony ‘Apprarently the child fell from the balcony.’ |
★ | FALL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
306 |
(307) My i-pod fell into the water. my my i-pod i-pod fell fell into into the the water water ‘My i-pod fell into the water.’ |
★ | FALL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
307 |
(308) It must have fallen out of my pocket. it it must must have have fallen fallen out out of of my my pocket pocket ‘It must have fallen out of my pocket.’ |
★ | FALL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
308 |
(309) My neck hurts when I turn my head. my my neck neck hurts hurts when when I I turn turn my my head head ‘My neck hurts when I turn my head.’ |
★ | FEEL PAIN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
309 |
(310) It hurts! it it hurts hurts ‘It hurts!’ |
★ | FEEL PAIN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
310 |
(311) She hurt her foot. she she hurt hurt her her foot foot ‘She hurt her foot.’ |
★ | FEEL PAIN |
an Alternation:
Accidental Body-part |
311 |
(312) She hurt herself. she she hurt hurt herself herself ‘She hurt herself.’ |
★ | FEEL PAIN |
an Alternation:
Accidental Reflexive |
312 |
(313) I had a pain in my back. I I had had a a pain pain in in my my back back ‘I had a pain in my back.’ |
★ | FEEL PAIN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
313 |
(314) She had a stabbing pain in her back. she she had had a a stabbing stabbing pain pain in in her her back back ‘She had a stabbing pain in her back.’ |
★ | FEEL PAIN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
314 |
(315) I have a burning pain when I urinate. I I have have a a burning burning pain pain when when I I urinate urinate ‘I have a burning pain when I urinate.’ |
★ | FEEL PAIN | the Verb form have (a) pain | 315 |
(316) I heard shouting outside. I I heard heard shouting shouting outside outside ‘I heard shouting outside.’ |
★ | HEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
316 |
(317) I heard a loud bang in the car park. I I heard heard a a loud loud bang bang in in the the car car park park ‘I heard a loud bang in the car park.’ |
★ | HEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
317 |
(318) I heard her snoring. I I heard heard her her snoring snoring ‘I heard her snoring.’ |
★ | HEAR |
an Alternation:
Gerundive complement |
318 |
(319) I heard that you got a new job. I I heard heard that that you you got got a a new new job job ‘I heard that you got a new job.’ |
★ | HEAR |
an Alternation:
That-complement |
319 |
(320) I didn't hear about it till yesterday. I I did did not not hear hear about about it it till till yesterday yesterday ‘I didn't hear about it till yesterday.’ |
★ | HEAR |
an Alternation:
Topic-about |
320 |
(321) Listen to me carefully. listen listen to to me me carefully carefully ‘Listen to me carefully.’ |
★ | HEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > to+2 |
321 |
(322) They listened patiently to the opening speeches. they they listened listened patiently patiently to to the the opening opening speeches speeches ‘They listened patiently to the opening speeches.’ |
★ | HEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > to+2 |
322 |
(323) Listen! Can you hear it? listen listen Can Can you you hear hear it it ‘Listen! Can you hear it?’ |
★ | HEAR |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
323 |
(324) Your problem is that you never listen. your your problem problem is is that that you you never never listen listen ‘Your problem is that you never listen.’ |
★ | HEAR | the Verb form listen (to) | 324 |
(325) Look at me. look look at at me me ‘Look at me.’ |
★ | LOOK AT | the Verb form look | 325 |
(326) I looked at her again but I still didn't recognise her. I I looked looked at at her her again again but but I I still still did did not not recognise recognise her her ‘I looked at her again but I still didn't recognise her.’ |
★ | LOOK AT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > at+2 |
326 |
(327) He fell to his knees and wept. he he fell fell to to his his knees knees and and wept wept ‘He fell to his knees and wept.’ |
★ | FALL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
327 |
(328) I couldn't sleep because the baby was crying. I I could could not not sleep sleep because because the the baby baby was was crying crying ‘I couldn't sleep because the baby was crying.’ |
★ | CRY |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
328 |
(329) She cried like a baby. she she cried cried like like a a baby baby ‘She cried like a baby.’ |
★ | CRY | the Verb form cry | 329 |
(330) The first day he left home I cried my eyes out. the the first first day day he he left left home home I I cried cried my my eyes eyes out out ‘The first day he left home I cried my eyes out.’ |
★ | CRY | the Verb form cry | 330 |
(331) He abused my wife and made her cry. he he abused abused my my wife wife and and made made her her cry cry ‘He abused my wife and made her cry.’ |
★ | CRY | the Verb form cry | 331 |
(332) Tony Blair said he cried for the victims of the Iraq war. Tony Tony Blair Blair said said he he cried cried for for the the victims victims of of the the Iraq Iraq war war ‘Tony Blair said he cried for the victims of the Iraq war.’ |
★ | CRY |
an Alternation:
Stimulus prepositional object |
332 |
(333) "Get out now!", he cried. get get out out now now he he cried cried ‘"Get out now!", he cried.’ |
★ | CRY |
an Alternation:
Direct Quotation |
333 |
(334) There's no point crying about it. there there is is no no point point crying crying about about it it ‘There's no point crying about it.’ |
★ | CRY |
an Alternation:
Stimulus prepositional object |
334 |
(335) Don't cry for me Argentina. do do not not cry cry for for me me Argentina Argentina ‘Don't cry for me Argentina.’ |
★ | CRY |
an Alternation:
Stimulus prepositional object |
335 |
(336) All of a sudden her fairy Godmother appeared in front of her. all all of of a a sudden sudden her her fairy fairy Godmother Godmother appeared appeared in in front front of of her her ‘All of a sudden her fairy Godmother appeared in front of her.’ |
★ | APPEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
336 |
(337) This story first appeared in Le Monde. this this story story first first appeared appeared in in Le Le Monde Monde ‘This story first appeared in Le Monde.’ |
★ | APPEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
337 |
(338) Modern humans first appeared in Africa. modern modern humans humans first first appeared appeared in in Africa Africa ‘Modern humans first appeared in Africa.’ |
★ | APPEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2 |
338 |
(339) The water's boiling. the the water water is is boiling boiling ‘The water's boiling.’ |
★ | BOIL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
339 |
(340) She boiled the water. she she boiled boiled the the water water ‘She boiled the water.’ |
★ | BOIL |
an Alternation:
Inchoative-Causative |
340 |
(341) She boiled the pot dry. she she boiled boiled the the pot pot dry dry ‘She boiled the pot dry.’ |
★ | BOIL |
an Alternation:
Resultative complement |
341 |
(342) I want to go home. I I want want to to go go home home ‘I want to go home.’ |
★ | WANT | the Verb form want | 342 |
(343) I want you to wait here. I I want want you you to to wait wait here here ‘I want you to wait here.’ |
★ | WANT | the Verb form want | 343 |
(344) She wants to know what you think about it. she she wants wants to to know know what what you you think think about about it it ‘She wants to know what you think about it.’ |
★ | WANT | the Verb form want | 344 |
(345) I want an icecream. I I want want an an icecream icecream ‘I want an icecream.’ |
★ | WANT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
345 |
(346) I want a lift into town. I I want want a a lift lift into into town town ‘I want a lift into town.’ |
★ | WANT | the Verb form want | 346 |
(347) I want you. I I want want you you ‘I want you.’ |
★ | WANT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
347 |
(348) He ran at me with his fists raised. he he ran ran at at me me with with his his fists fists raised raised ‘He ran at me with his fists raised.’ |
★ | RUN | the Verb form run | 348 |
(349) She brought them to me. she she brought brought them them to to me me ‘She brought them to me.’ |
★ | BRING |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > to+3) |
349 |
(350) The child brought the money to me. the the child child brought brought the the money money to to me me ‘The child brought the money to me.’ |
★ | BRING |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > to+3) |
350 |
(351) The girl brought me flowers. the the girl girl brought brought me me flowers flowers ‘The girl brought me flowers.’ |
★ | BRING |
an Alternation:
Dative |
351 |
(352) In the morning they brought him fresh clothes and a hearty breakfast. in in the the morning morning they they brought brought him him fresh fresh clothes clothes and and a a hearty hearty breakfast breakfast ‘In the morning they brought him fresh clothes and a hearty breakfast.’ |
★ | BRING |
an Alternation:
Dative |
352 |
(353) He brought his brother with him. he he brought brought his his brother brother with with him him ‘He brought his brother with him.’ |
★ | BRING |
an Alternation:
Quasi-benefactive-accompaniment with |
353 |
(354) He brought his racquet and sports shoes with him. he he brought brought his his racquet racquet and and sports sports shoes shoes with with him him ‘He brought his racquet and sports shoes with him.’ |
★ | BRING |
an Alternation:
Quasi-benefactive-accompaniment with |
354 |
(355) A taxi can take four passengers at a time. a a taxi taxi can can take take four four passengers passengers at at a a time time ‘A taxi can take four passengers at a time.’ |
★ | TAKE |
an Alternation:
Location-capacity subject |
355 |
(356) He made a shelter out of branches and leaves. he he made made a a shelter shelter out out of of branches branches and and leaves leaves ‘He made a shelter out of branches and leaves.’ |
★ | MAKE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
356 |
(357) She made biscuits out of rice flour. she she made made biscuits biscuits out out of of rice rice flour flour ‘She made biscuits out of rice flour.’ |
★ | MAKE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
357 |
(358) She made the flour, eggs and milk into biscuits. she she made made the the flour flour eggs eggs and and milk milk into into biscuits biscuits ‘She made the flour, eggs and milk into biscuits.’ |
★ | MAKE |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
358 |
(359) You can easily make old jeans into shorts. you you can can easily easily make make old old jeans jeans into into shorts shorts ‘You can easily make old jeans into shorts.’ |
★ | MAKE |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
359 |
(360) How to make old bottles into lamps and vases. how how to to make make old old bottles bottles into into lamps lamps and and vases vases ‘How to make old bottles into lamps and vases.’ |
★ | MAKE |
an Alternation:
Into-Resultative |
360 |
(361) In America they make ethanol from corn, in Brazil they make it from sugarcane. in in America America they they make make ethanol ethanol from from corn corn in in Brazil Brazil they they make make it it from from sugarcane sugarcane ‘In America they make ethanol from corn, in Brazil they make it from sugarcane.’ |
★ | MAKE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
361 |
(362) Will you make me a cup of coffee sweetheart? will will you you make make me me a a cup cup of of coffee coffee sweetheart sweetheart ‘Will you make me a cup of coffee sweetheart?’ |
★ | MAKE |
an Alternation:
Benefactive |
362 |
(363) My girlfriend made me a scarf. my my girlfriend girlfriend made made me me a a scarf scarf ‘My girlfriend made me a scarf.’ |
★ | MAKE |
an Alternation:
Benefactive |
363 |
(364) It's best to get one that's made in Japan, the ones made in China are not as good. it it is is best best to to get get one one that that is is made made in in Japan Japan the the ones ones made made in in China China are are not not as as good good ‘It's best to get one that's made in Japan, the ones made in China are not as good.’ |
★ | MAKE | the Verb form make | 364 |
(365) Did you make it or buy it? did did you you make make it it or or buy buy it it ‘Did you make it or buy it?’ |
★ | MAKE |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
365 |
(366) The first thing to do is to make a fire. the the first first thing thing to to do do is is to to make make a a fire fire ‘The first thing to do is to make a fire.’ |
★ | MAKE | the Verb form make | 366 |
(367) Merino wool makes great socks and stuff. Merino Merino wool wool makes makes great great socks socks and and stuff stuff ‘Merino wool makes great socks and stuff.’ |
★ | MAKE |
an Alternation:
Middle |
367 |
(368) What kind of wood makes the strongest walking stick? what what kind kind of of wood wood makes makes the the strongest strongest walking walking stick stick ‘What kind of wood makes the strongest walking stick?’ |
★ | MAKE |
an Alternation:
Middle |
368 |
(369) I got a new bike for Christmas. I I got got a a new new bike bike for for Christmas Christmas ‘I got a new bike for Christmas.’ |
★ | GET |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
369 |
(370) I got an email from Christina today. I I got got an an email email from from Christina Christina today today ‘I got an email from Christina today.’ |
★ | GET |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
370 |
(371) He got a prize for the best undergraduate essay in his year. he he got got a a prize prize for for the the best best undergraduate undergraduate essay essay in in his his year year ‘He got a prize for the best undergraduate essay in his year.’ |
★ | GET |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
371 |
(372) We got a loan from the bank. we we got got a a loan loan from from the the bank bank ‘We got a loan from the bank.’ |
★ | GET |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
372 |
(373) The thief stole money from the old lady. the the thief thief stole stole money money from from the the old old lady lady ‘The thief stole money from the old lady.’ |
★ | STEAL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
373 |
(374) He stole the old lady's money. he he stole stole the the old old lady's lady's money money ‘He stole the old lady's money.’ |
★ | STEAL |
an Alternation:
Possessor ascension |
374 |
(375) The child stole cookies from the cookie jar. the the child child stole stole cookies cookies from from the the cookie cookie jar jar ‘The child stole cookies from the cookie jar.’ |
★ | STEAL |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3) |
375 |
(376) He stole my bike. he he stole stole my my bike bike ‘He stole my bike.’ |
★ | STEAL | the Verb form steal | 376 |
(377) I was still eating lunch when he arrived. I I was was still still eating eating lunch lunch when when he he arrived arrived ‘I was still eating lunch when he arrived.’ |
★ | EAT |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
377 |
(378) This stuff really smells. this this stuff stuff really really smells smells ‘This stuff really smells.’ |
★ | SMELL |
an Alternation:
Stimulus Subject |
378 |
(379) She feared his temper. she she feared feared his his temper temper ‘She feared his temper.’ |
★ | FEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
379 |
(380) She feared him for his temper. she she feared feared him him for for his his temper temper ‘She feared him for his temper.’ |
★ | FEAR |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
380 |
(381) He was afraid for his daughter's life. he he was was afraid afraid for for his his daughter's daughter's life life ‘He was afraid for his daughter's life.’ |
★ | FEAR | the Verb form be afraid | 381 |
(382) I was afraid to mention to him. I I was was afraid afraid to to mention mention to to him him ‘I was afraid to mention to him.’ |
★ | FEAR | the Verb form be afraid | 382 |
(383) I am afraid for my children. I I am am afraid afraid for for my my children children ‘I am afraid for my children.’ |
★ | FEAR | the Verb form be afraid | 383 |
(384) I'm scared of his temper. I I am am scared scared of of his his temper temper ‘I'm scared of his temper.’ |
★ | FRIGHTEN |
an Alternation:
Experiencer Passive with of-Stimulus |
384 |
(385) Cotton/polyester fabric washes well and requires little or no ironing. cotton/polyester cotton/polyester fabric fabric washes washes well well and and requires requires little little or or no no ironing ironing ‘Cotton/polyester fabric washes well and requires little or no ironing.’ |
★ | WASH |
an Alternation:
Middle |
385 |
(386) Persil washes well and it's not too expensive. Persil Persil washes washes well well and and it it is is not not too too expensive expensive ‘Persil washes well and it's not too expensive.’ |
★ | WASH |
an Alternation:
Instrumental Subject |
386 |
(387) Can you help me with my homework? can can you you help help me me with with my my homework homework ‘Can you help me with my homework?’ |
★ | HELP | the Verb form help | 387 |
(388) Let me help you with those those bags. let let me me help help you you with with those those those those bags bags ‘Let me help you with those those bags.’ |
★ | HELP | the Verb form help | 388 |
(389) Feeling sorry for yourself won't help. feeling feeling sorry sorry for for yourself yourself will will not not help help ‘Feeling sorry for yourself won't help.’ |
★ | HELP |
an Alternation:
Abstract subject |
389 |
(390) Antibiotics won't help to prevent an ear infection. antibiotics antibiotics will will not not help help to to prevent prevent an an ear ear infection infection ‘Antibiotics won't help to prevent an ear infection.’ |
★ | HELP |
an Alternation:
Abstract subject |
390 |
(391) It won't help to talk to him when he's drunk. it it will will not not help help to to talk talk to to him him when when he he is is drunk drunk ‘It won't help to talk to him when he's drunk.’ |
★ | HELP | the Verb form help | 391 |
(392) The road follows the river for ten kilometers or so. the the road road follows follows the the river river for for ten ten kilometers kilometers or or so so ‘The road follows the river for ten kilometers or so.’ |
★ | FOLLOW |
an Alternation:
Path subject |
392 |
(393) She talked at me for hours. she she talked talked at at me me for for hours hours ‘She talked at me for hours.’ |
★ | TALK | the Verb form talk | 393 |
(394) We talked for hours. we we talked talked for for hours hours ‘We talked for hours.’ |
★ | TALK |
an Alternation:
Reciprocal |
394 |
(395) We touched. we we touched touched ‘We touched.’ |
★ | TOUCH |
an Alternation:
Reciprocal |
395 |
(396) Have you washed behind your ears? have have you you washed washed behind behind your your ears ears ‘Have you washed behind your ears?’ |
★ | WASH |
an Alternation:
Understood Reflexive Object |
396 |
(397) I generally wash the delicate items by hand. I I generally generally wash wash the the delicate delicate items items by by hand hand ‘I generally wash the delicate items by hand.’ |
★ | WASH |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
397 |
(398) The rain washed away all the leaves away. the the rain rain washed washed away away all all the the leaves leaves away away ‘The rain washed away all the leaves away.’ |
★ | WASH | the Verb form wash | 398 |
(399) Can you help? can can you you help help ‘Can you help?’ |
★ | HELP |
an Alternation:
Understood Omitted Object |
399 |
(400) He followed her with his eyes. he he followed followed her her with with his his eyes eyes ‘He followed her with his eyes.’ |
★ | FOLLOW | the Verb form follow | 400 |
(401) His eyes followed her every move. his his eyes eyes followed followed her her every every move move ‘His eyes followed her every move.’ |
★ | FOLLOW |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
401 |
(402) He's always following me around. he he is is always always following following me me around around ‘He's always following me around.’ |
★ | FOLLOW |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc |
402 |
(403) Don't talk nonsense. do do not not talk talk nonsense nonsense ‘Don't talk nonsense.’ |
★ | TALK | the Verb form talk | 403 |
(404) They were talking linguistics. they they were were talking talking linguistics linguistics ‘They were talking linguistics.’ |
★ | TALK | the Verb form talk | 404 |
(405) They are talking Spanish. they they are are talking talking Spanish Spanish ‘They are talking Spanish.’ |
★ | TALK | the Verb form talk | 405 |
(406) They are talking in Spanish. they they are are talking talking in in Spanish Spanish ‘They are talking in Spanish.’ |
★ | TALK | the Verb form talk | 406 |
(407) It rained on my wedding day. it it rained rained on on my my wedding wedding day day ‘It rained on my wedding day.’ |
★ | RAIN | the Verb form rain | 407 |
(408) It rained on my new car yesterday. it it rained rained on on my my new new car car yesterday yesterday ‘It rained on my new car yesterday.’ |
★ | RAIN |
an Alternation:
Malefactive |
408 |
(409) They were talking in a whisper. they they were were talking talking in in a a whisper whisper ‘They were talking in a whisper.’ |
★ | TALK | the Verb form talk | 409 |
(410) I can't talk to her. She won't listen. I I can can not not talk talk to to her her she she will will not not listen listen ‘I can't talk to her. She won't listen.’ |
★ | TALK |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > to+2) ( > about+3) |
410 |
(411) I had a long talk with her about it. I I had had a a long long talk talk with with her her about about it it ‘I had a long talk with her about it.’ |
★ | TALK |
an Alternation:
Have-a-VP(nominal) |
411 |
(412) They asked me to resign. they they asked asked me me to to resign resign ‘They asked me to resign.’ |
★ | ASK FOR | the Verb form ask | 412 |
(413) He climbed the fence. he he climbed climbed the the fence fence ‘He climbed the fence.’ |
★ | CLIMB |
an Alternation:
Locative promotion |
413 |
(414) The fire was burning brightly. the the fire fire was was burning burning brightly brightly ‘The fire was burning brightly.’ |
★ | BURN |
a Coding frame:
1-nom > V.subj[1] |
414 |
(415) He expected me to just give and give and get nothing in return. he he expected expected me me to to just just give give and and give give and and get get nothing nothing in in return return ‘He expected me to just give and give and get nothing in return.’ |
★ | GIVE | the Verb form give | 415 |
(416) She sent him away. she she sent sent him him away away ‘She sent him away.’ |
★ | SEND | the Verb form send | 416 |
(417) John sent Bill to get newspapers from the store. John John sent sent Bill Bill to to get get newspapers newspapers from from the the store store ‘John sent Bill to get newspapers from the store.’ |
★ | SEND | the Verb form send | 417 |
(418) He was dressed as a schoolboy. he he was was dressed dressed as as a a schoolboy schoolboy ‘He was dressed as a schoolboy.’ |
★ | DRESS | the Verb form dress | 418 |
(419) It was her birthday party and she was dressed up as a fairy. it it was was her her birthday birthday party party and and she she was was dressed dressed up up as as a a fairy fairy ‘It was her birthday party and she was dressed up as a fairy.’ |
★ | DRESS | the Verb form dress | 419 |
(420) At the time it was bad, but we laughed about it later. at at the the time time it it was was bad bad but but we we laughed laughed about about it it later later ‘At the time it was bad, but we laughed about it later.’ |
★ | LAUGH |
an Alternation:
Topic-about |
420 |
(421) They cut at his attacker's throat. they they cut cut at at his his attacker's attacker's throat throat ‘They cut at his attacker's throat.’ |
★ | CUT |
an Alternation:
Conative |
421 |
(422) Take me to your leader. take take me me to to your your leader leader ‘Take me to your leader.’ |
★ | TAKE | the Verb form take | 422 |
(423) He took her to the doctor. he he took took her her to to the the doctor doctor ‘He took her to the doctor.’ |