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This verb appears in multiple specialized frames, many of which have no standard name. Some are highly verb-specific.

Coding frame

Simplex Verb form

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.’
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(85)
She thought it over.
she
she
thought
thought
it
it
over
over
‘She thought it over.’
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(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.’
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(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.’
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(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.’
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(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.’
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(435)
I thought of him as a kindred spirit.
I
I
thought
thought
of
of
him
him
as
as
a
a
kindred
kindred
spirit
spirit
‘I thought of him as a kindred spirit.’
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(437)
I think the library's open.
I
I
think
think
the
the
library
library
is
is
open
open
‘I think the library's open.’
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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

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Alternation name Occurs Examples
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Understood Omitted Object more info
N n
C
Accidental Reflexive more info
N y
U
Inchoative-Causative more info
N n
U
Middle more info
N n
C
Reciprocal more info
N y
U
Accidental Body-part more info
N n
U
Quasi-agentive Instrumental Subject more info
N n
U
Instrumental Subject more info
N n
U
Directed Nonverbal Expression more info
N n
U
Assisting Body-part more info
N n
U
Location-capacity subject more info
N n
U
Dative more info
N n
C
Get-a-VP(nominal) more info
N y
U
Stimulus Subject more info
N n
U
Abstract subject more info
N n
U
Understood Reflexive Object more info
N n
U
Locus of personal contact more info
N n
U
Conative more info
N n
U
With/against alternation more info
N n
U
Causative-Inchoative more info
N n
U
Benefactive more info
N n
U
Source-of-part more info
N n
U
Cognate Object more info
N n
U
Instrumental Object more info
N n
U
Into-Resultative more info
N n
U
Locative more info
N n
C
Way-construction more info
N y
U
Malefactive more info
N n
C
Gerundive complement more info
N y
U
Stimulus prepositional object more info
N n
U
Resultative complement more info
N n
U
Quasi-benefactive-accompaniment with more info
N n
U
Possessor ascension more info
N n
U
Path subject more info
N n
U
Locative promotion more info
N n
C
To-complement more info
N y
U
Topic-about more info
N n
U
Experiencer Passive with of-Stimulus
N n
That-complement more info
R
(82)
I think that the library is still open.
‘I think that the library is still open.’
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C
Have-a-VP(nominal) more info
R y
(84)
I had a long think about it.
‘I had a long think about it.’
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U
Direct Quotation more info
R n
(83)
I thought, "Gee, that's strange".
‘I thought, "Gee, that's strange".’
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(436)
I thought to myself, "What am I going to do now?".
‘I thought to myself, "What am I going to do now?".’
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U
Wh-complement more info
M n
(445)
He couldn't think what to do next.
‘He couldn't think what to do next.’
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