Examples
(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.’
(431)
I was thinking of buying a MacBook Pro.
I
I
was
was
thinking
thinking
of
of
buying
buying
a
a
MacBook
MacBook
Pro
Pro
‘I was thinking of buying a MacBook Pro.’
(432)
I thought of going to the police.
I
I
thought
thought
of
of
going
going
to
to
the
the
police
police
‘I thought of going to the police.’
(433)
When the job was mentioned, straight away I thought of you.
when
when
the
the
job
job
was
was
mentioned
mentioned
straight
straight
away
away
I
I
thought
thought
of
of
you
you
‘When the job was mentioned, straight away I thought of you.’
(434)
I think very highly of him.
I
I
think
think
very
very
highly
highly
of
of
him
him
‘I think very highly of him.’
Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types
# | THINK | Coding set | Argument type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | thinker | NP-nom V.subj | S |
2 | thought content | about+NP | X |
Alternations
Alternation name | Occurs | Comment | Coded? | Derived Coding frame | Examples |
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U
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NNever | n | |||
C
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NNever | y | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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C
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NNever | y | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
C
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NNever | y | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
C
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NNever | y | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
U
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NNever | n | |||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
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RRegularly |
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C
|
RRegularly | y |
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U
|
RRegularly | n | |||
U
|
MMarginally | n |
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