Receiving : obtain-13.5.2












[9 : Somebody ----s somebody ]
[16 : Somebody ----s something from somebody ]
[8 : Somebody ----s something ]



NP (Recipient) V () PP[for] (Countertransfer) INI (Donor) NP (Theme)
NP (Recipient) V () PP[for] (Countertransfer) PP[from] (Donor) NP (Theme) PP[in] (Time)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) PP[by] (Means) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () INI (Donor) PP[by] (Mode_of_transfer) CNI (Recipient)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) PP[through] (Mode_of_transfer) NP (Theme)
NP (Recipient) V () PP[from] (Donor) PP[through] (Mode_of_transfer) NP (Theme) PP[in] (Time)
NP (Recipient) V () PP[from] (Donor) PP[through] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) PP[at] (Place) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () INI (Donor) PP[at] (Place) PP[by] (Recipient)
NP (Recipient) V () 2nd (Donor) PP[for] (Purpose_of_theme) NP (Theme)
NP (Recipient) V () PP[from] (Donor) PP[for] (Purpose_of_theme) NP (Theme)
NP (Recipient) V () PP[from] (Donor) VPto (Purpose_of_theme) NP (Theme)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) NP (Theme)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) NP (Theme) PP[after] (Time)
NP (Theme) NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) PP[of] (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () INI (Donor) PP[by] (Recipient)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) NP (Theme) VPto (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () 2nd (Donor) PP[by] (Recipient) NP (Time)
NP (Recipient) V () DNI (Donor) NP (Theme) AVP (Time)
NP (Theme) V () INI (Donor) CNI (Recipient) PP[by] (Time)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) NP (Theme) NP (Time)
NP (Recipient) V () INI (Donor) NP (Theme) Sub (Time)
NP (Theme) V () PP[on] (Place) CNI (Recipient)
NP (Recipient) V () NP (Theme) AVP (Time)
NP (Theme) V () DNI (Donor) AVP (Manner) VPto (Purpose_of_theme) CNI (Recipient)
NP (Recipient) V () DNI (Donor) AVP (Place) AVP (Purpose_of_theme) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () AVP (Place) CNI (Recipient)
NP.asset (Asset) V () NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Theme) PP.source[from] (Source)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Theme) PP.asset[for] (Asset)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Theme)


Examples from WordNet


Please accept my present
The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
I won't have this dog in my house!



Examples from VerbNet


Carmen purchased a dress for $50.
Carmen obtained the spare part.
Carmen obtained the spare part from Diana.
$5 bought a ticket.



Examples from SemCor


Barbara_Borland of Tigard took top senior individual home_economics honors with a demonstration called filbert hats.
On the second landing he paused to look_for Docherty, did see him, and accepted a glass of champagne.
William_A._Martinelli, chairman of the Citizens Group of Johnston, transferred the petitions from his left_hand to his right_hand after the council voted to accept them at the suggestion of Council_President_Raymond_Fortin_Sr..
But when former Gov._Marvin_Griffin and Lt._Gov._Byrd accepted the invitations of the Georgia_State Chamber_of_Commerce to join the tour next November, the situation was aggravated.
The temperature dependent value of |e was taken from Ref. 7.
O_'_Banion accepted his platinum watch and the tributes to his loyalty, and proceeded with the bigger and better Republican deal.
Nevertheless, Prokofieff was much influenced by Paris during the Twenties: the Paris which was the artistic center of the Western World- the social Paris to which Russian aristocracy migrated- the chic Paris which attracted the tourist dollars of rich America- the avant-garde Paris of Diaghileff, Stravinsky, Koussevitzky, Cocteau, Picasso- the laissez-faire Paris of Dadaism and ultramodern art- the Paris sympathique which took young composers to her bosom with such quick and easy enthusiasms.
Perhaps he had_better have someone help him put_up the pegboard and build the workbench- someone who knew what he was about.
Gov._John_M._Dalton, himself a lawyer and a man of long service in government, spoke with rich background and experience when he said in an address here that lawyers ought to quit sitting in the Missouri General_Assembly, or quit accepting fees from individuals and corporations who have controversies with or axes_to_grind with the government and who are retained, not because of their legal talents, but because of their government influence.
He completed his training in pharmacy also, taking his degree with high honors in 1797, and in 1799 was awarded the degree of Doctor_of_Philosophy along with a prize for an essay in medicine.
She refused to have a doctor, insisting there was nothing a doctor could do for her.
As Hartweger accepted his silver bowl, he said,`` I want to thank coach 's wife for talking him into letting me play''.
To_be_sure, when this is pointed_out, a common response among certain churchmen is to fulminate about`` the little flock'' and`` the great crowd'' and to take solace from Paul 's castigation of the`` wisdom of the wise'' in the opening chapter of First_Corinthians.
Varani has been fired on charges of accepting gifts from the contractor.
Being convinced that salvation is alone by accepting Christ as Saviour, and being convicted by the Holy_Spirit of my lost condition, I do repent of all effort to be saved by any form of good works, and just_now receive Jesus as my personal Saviour and salvation as a free gift from Him.
Yet we who lean upon such a man and draw strength from him and expect interpretation of the infinite through him- we who readily accept his sacrifice as our due, we of the congregations are the first to tell him what is in our minds instead of listening to what is in his soul.
Hanging over the bar was an oil_painting of a nude Al had accepted from a student at the Corcoran_Gallery who needed to eat and drink and was broke.
The crowd staged its own mad scene in salvos of cheers and applause and finally a standing_ovation as Miss_Sutherland took curtain_call after curtain_call following a fantastic`` Mad_Scene'' created and with the help of the composer and the other performers.
Not to repel injury and uphold and improve pax-ordo means not simply to accept the misshapen order and injustice that challenges it at the moment, but also to start down the steep slope along which justice can find no place whereon to stand.
Here, this happy, roving son of good_fortune proved that he could accept the disciplines of a new social economic order fighting for its very existence and ideals in a truculent world.
At_last, even the controlled Torrio was unable to hold still, and he tentatively suggested that O_'_Banion should take a percentage in the Stickney brothels in_return for one from his Cicero beer concession.
Red_man or white_man, pacifist or killer, the forest would accept them all- knowing that it could thrive equally well on slaughter and beneficence; knowing that its ageless mass would always dwarf the short span of time allotted to any man.
The only one who would have him was his cripple, the strange unhappy woman who became his wife.
You know the law: if you lose the debate after accepting a challenge, you will be banished''!
Lovingly, she accepted, and so great was my emotion that all I could think_of saying was,`` You 're amazing, you_know''?
They become increasingly willing to accept the price increase that the industry claims the wage bargain would entail.
When they came to Mr._Jack 's photograph, twenty by twelve inches in a curly silver frame, Miss_Ada said,`` By_rights I ought to leave that, seeing he won take my clotheshorse''.
But though this characterization diminished Eichmann 's guilt, the Prosecutor, more deeply involved in the tactics of a criminal case than a political one, would have none of_it.
Everybody had accepted her for what she was- a very charming girl.
The fish took the bait.
They will be accepted at_all branches of the Bay_View_Federal Savings_and_Loan_Association, at a collection center in_the_center of the Stonestown mall, and at the Junior Museum, 16 th street and Roosevelt way.
`` I do n't know whether that threatening letter of hers has anything to do with this situation or not, but I want to see who takes the call''.
Neither had a choice other_than to accept the invitation.
Money for its construction will be sought later_on but in_the_meantime the State_Hospital board can accept gifts and donations of a site.
Another would be to take the advice of Dr._Elmer_Ellis, president of the University of Missouri, and an impartial professional analysis of Missouri 's economy.
The glorious news had been pending Heavenly confirmation of the elevation of a new Supreme_Bishop, Huey_Short- a candidate accepted by the Boone faction after lots had been cast repeatedly.
She took it grudgingly, her dark eyes baleful as they met his.
Eugene offered Harold his car, to use at any time he cared to, and when this offer was not accepted, the armchair creaked.
Karns said it was a`` wrongful act'' for Wexler to take statements`` privately and outside of the grand_jury room''.
Blue_ribbon for one dozen white eggs was taken by Nyberg.
The letters took their source from a stream of my imagination in which I was transformed into a young_man not unlike my bunkmate Eliot_Sands- he of the porch steps anecdotes- who smoked cigarettes, performed the tango, wore fifty dollar suits, and sneaked_off into the dark with girls to do unimaginable things with them.
`` It would make me feel a_lot better, but the Woman 's Exchange is n't taking baked_goods any_more and I can n't leave the baby with Grandma because she is n't strong enough and the baby 's too young to be put in a nursery''.
The inclination here is to accept a de_facto cease-fire in Laos, rather_than continue to insist on a verification of the cease-fire by the international control commission before participating in the Geneva conference.
Why not open your heart to the Lord Jesus_Christ now, accept Him as your Saviour and let Him fill you with peace that only He can give.
Although she found she was thirsty, she was about to refuse( never, never take candy from a strange man) when she saw the bottle was unopened.
Actually, you can take no special credit for this.
General_manager Pels even suggested that it might be wise to keep the Mexicans in suspense rather_than accept their offers to sell_out and move away, and try to have a_few punished.
He accepted the environment of his destiny- took_root and grew to fulfill the stature of his early promise.
For internal political reasons, the union asks for( and accepts) increases in the basic wage rate, and would vigorously oppose a reduction in this rate, but the adjustment of the basic wage rate upwards is essentially up_to the discretion of the companies of the industry.
`` I am consciously prepared to run the continued risk of' race suicide by_accident' rather_than accept the alternative certainty of race slavery by_design.
We suggested this Class in the horse world and it was accepted immediately and included in the programs of horse_shows At the recent horse_show convention in New_York it was stated that this Intermediate_Judging_Class is meeting_with great success and will be a great help to future judges in the horse world.
Worry had a great_deal to do with_it; Stuart had been laid_off at the produce company and had to go_back to sitting in his father 's office, taking what salary his father could hand_out to him.
A man who gives himself to God and to the believers of his church takes upon himself a life of giving.
Take the pistol.
It seemed that I would be the gainer if I accepted the peace and quiet, instead of carrying_out my threats.
After 18 years in the personnel_office, she has taken a disability pension on advice of her doctors.
Spice-Nice, counseled by Georgia-Pacific_Corp., had previously taken first-place honors in both local competition and the regional conference at San_Francisco.
The focus of novelty in this world now lay_in the south-eastern districts of the Greek mainland, and by 800 virtually the entire Aegean, always excepting its northern shores, had accepted the Geometric style of pottery.
He took the story of the pound of flesh and had to fasten it on someone.
Why did the Belgians grant independence to a colony so manifestly unprepared to accept it?