Datapoint Papiamentu/Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’

A source argument has to take the form of a complex PP, using intransitive P for 'from' which subcategorizes for a PP headed by di 'of'. This is true irrespective of the predicate, whether ranka 'pull', any other motion verb such as kore 'run, drive', 'bini' 'come', laga 'depart' etc., or a serial verb construction such as ranka sali [pull come.out]. In other words, the possibility of using a serial verb construction is really unrelated to the question at hand.
The example provided here of ranka sali is the only one I could find in quite a bit of text. Unfortunately, it does not involve a source argument, hence does not show the presence of the relevant PP.

Values

Special motion-from adposition Frequency: 75.0%

Example 47-163:
E akusado, siendo sintá den outo, a ranka tas for di un turista ku tabata riba skuter
E
def
akusado,
accused
siendo
being
sintá
seated
den
in
outo,
car
a
pfv
ranka
pull
tas
bag
for
from
di
of
un
indf
turista
tourist
ku
comp
tabata
pst
riba
on
skuter
moped
The accused, while seated inside a car, had pulled a bag from a tourist on a moped.

Source: nd: 22 June 2009, p.5

Confidence:
Very certain

Serial verb construction plus preposition Frequency: 25.0%

Example 47-162:
PDB [...] a ranka sali ku un kampaña di informashon.
PDB
PDB
[...]
[...]
a
pfv
ranka
pull
sali
come.out
ku
with
un
indf
kampaña
campaign
di
of
informashon.
information
PDB [...] quickly came out with an information campaign.

Source: nd: 20 August 2004, p.2

Confidence:
Very certain