Source of Theme--Theme


  See [ss Theme].

- [ex 001 "Quit [p en/with Theme] the whining!" "[exref 001 Theme]"]

- [ex 002 "She helped me [p en/with Theme] my taxes." "[exref 002 Theme]"]

- [ex 003 "Don’t <u>bother</u>/<u>waste time</u> [p en/with Theme] an extra trip." "[exref 003 Theme]"]

- [ex 004 "I managed to cope [p en/with Theme] <u>the heavy load</u>/<u>my fear of heights</u>." "[exref 004 Theme]"]

- [ex 005 "There’s nothing wrong [p en/with Theme] the engine." "[exref 005 Theme]"]

- [ex 023 "They replaced my old tires [p en/with Theme--Theme] new ones. [replacement]" "[exref 003 Theme]"]

- [ex 006 "My hovercraft is full [p en/of Theme] eels." "[exref 009 Theme]"]

- [ex 007 "Sheldukher <u>looked</u>/<u>searched</u>/<u>fumbled</u> [p en/for Theme] his laser pistol.    [contrast with transitive verb plus [ss Characteristic] in [exref 013 Characteristic]]" "[exref 010 Theme]"]

- [ex 008 "Sheldukher <u>asked</u>/<u>made a request</u> [p en/for Theme] his laser pistol." "[exref 011 Theme]"]

- [ex 009 "There is a significant demand [p en/for Theme] new housing." "[exref 012 Theme]"]

- [ex 010 "Let’s wait [p en/for Theme] <u>Steve</u>/<u>more information</u>/<u>the end of the party</u>." "[exref 013 Theme]"]

- [ex 024 "They substituted new tires [p en/for Theme--Theme] my old ones. [replacee]" "[exref 015 Theme]"]

- [ex 025 "We are <u>ready</u>/<u>eligible</u>/<u>responsible</u>/<u>due</u> [p en/for Theme--Theme] an upgrade." "[exref 054 Theme]"]

- [ex 011 "the approach [p en/of Theme] the waves" "[exref 015 Theme]"]

- [ex 012 "the <u>death</u>/<u>murder</u> [p en/of Theme] a salesman" "[exref 017 Theme]"]

- [ex 013 "The mechanic worked [p en/on Theme] the engine." "[exref 019 Theme]"]

- [ex 014 "We noshed [p en/on Theme] snacks." "[exref 020 Theme]"]

- [ex 015 "Students spend a lot of money [p en/on Theme] textbooks." "[exref 021 Theme]"]

- [ex 016 "There was an increase [p en/in Theme] oil prices." "[exref 022 Theme]"]

- [ex 017 "They spent $500 [p en/on Theme] the repairs." "[exref 026 Theme]"]

- [ex 018 "a copy [p en/of Theme] the key" "[exref 035 Theme]"]

- [ex 019 "What happened [p en/to Theme] you?" "[exref 036 Theme]"]

- [ex 020 "This species is <u>specific</u>/<u>native</u> [p en/to Theme] North America." "[exref 037 Theme]"]

- [ex 021 "Balancing of risk and reward is inherent [p en/to Theme] the game." "[exref 038 Theme]"]

- [ex 022 "Bad weather may result [p en/in Theme] a delay." "[exref 041 Theme]"]