Datapoint Bahamian Creole/Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’

Values

Special motion-from adposition

Example 12-203:
[...] when they come 'round by them, they put they hand in and pull out the guts.
[...]
[...]
they
3pl.sbj
put
put[hab]
they
3pl.poss
hand
hand[pl]
in
prep
and
and
pull
pull
out
prep
the
art
guts.
guts
[...] [when they (i.e. the chickens) pass them [on the conveyor belt],] they put their hands in and pull out the guts.
Example 12-204:
He throw it out, and he catch - it take 'bout twelve man to pull out one shark out the water.
[...]
[...]
to
to
pull
pull
out
prep
one
det
shark
shark
out
prep
the
art
water.
water
[...] to pull a single shark out of the water.
Example 12-205:
No, they was - in her car, she was driving.
[...]
[...]
they
3pl.sbj
was
cop.pst
-
 
in
prep
her
3sg.f.poss
car
car
[...]
[...]
[No,] they were in her car, [she was driving].
Confidence:
Intermediate