Containing : fit-54.3












[10 : Something ----s somebody ]
[11 : Something ----s something ]



NP (Container) V () NP (Contents)
NP (Contents) NP (Container) V () PP[on] (Container)
NP (Contents) V () PP[in] (Container)
NP (Container) V () NP (Contents) AVP (Time)
NP (Container) V () NP (Container)
NP.location (Location) V () NP (Value)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Value) PP.location[in] (Location)


Examples from WordNet


This tent sleeps six people
The theater admits 300 people
The theater seats 2,000
The flask holds one gallon
This box won't take all the items
The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people
This hotel can accommodate 250 guests



Examples from VerbNet


We sleep five people in each room.
Each room sleeps five people.



Examples from SemCor


By counting the number of stalls and urinals I attempted to form a loose estimate of how many men the hall would hold at_one_time.
Robert_Lovelace and Cedric_Burgher_Jr. seated guests.
There are houseboats which are literally homes afloat, accommodating whole families in comfort and convenience.
The size of the press is usually expressed in_terms_of chuck capacity( the maximum diameter tool shank it will hold) or distance between the spindle center and the column.
Lee_Jackson and Ken_Smith, both of Houston, and Alfred_Neumann of Beaumont seated guests.
In_the_past an orthodontist might have tried, over four or five years, to straighten and fit the boy 's large teeth into a jaw that, despite some growth, would never accommodate them.
There is no registration fee but there will be a charge of$ 2.50 for the luncheon to be held in the library and fine_arts building.
Subsequent assemblies will be held at Stranahan High_School Tuesday, at Pompano_Beach_High_Wednesday, and at Fort_Lauderdale high Thursday.