76 The second, it means
„to try to get someone‟s attention, especially because one is sexually attracted to them
‟. From this meaning, it is clear that the context is feeling or thoughts. As in the sentence He was running after her for ages yet never
managed to get a date, the agent Jack had a clear intention to get a date yet he never made it. He might have used all efforts tool in order to attract the person he was
crushing on. That is why it is not an instant process, but a continuous process manner.
The third, in the context of trivial housework, the phrasal verb run after means „to do many small jobs for someone, like a servant‟. We can see in the sentence I
cant keep running after you all day, someone is complaining being fed up with trivial housework that he has done for quite some time. The agent I either with or
without intention objective has done some duties for somebody else.
4.2.2.3 Phrasal Verb RUN AROUND
In the phrasal verb run around, it has three different meanings. First, it means „to run in an area, without a definite direction or purpose‟. As we can see in a
sentence The children were running around in the garden, the children, as the agent, has no definite or clear purpose objective to run. They might ran for fun and enjoyed
their good time. As in the context of movement, the act of running use parts of the body tool and it happens continuously manner.
Second, it belongs to the context of relationship, which means „to spend a lot
of time with someone, especially in a way that other people disapprove of ‟. Given the
example Everybody knows that she has been running around with an older man, a
77 lady the agent has a love relationship with someone much older than her objective.
It happens for quite some time manner. Third, it means
„to be very busy doing many small jobs‟. It might have more or less the same context and meaning as run after in the previous discussion. In the
sentence Alex said that when he was at fifty, he did not want to be running around making bottles and changing diapers, it has semantic properties agent, objective, tool
and manner. The agent, Alex, does not want to end up his life by doing trivial housework. We can conclude that Alex has no intention objective to spend the rest
of his life by doing those sort of things. As it might happen in the rest of his life, we can give continuous + mark for the manner in semantic features.
4.2.2.4 Phrasal Verb RUN AWAY
When the verb run is used in phrasal verb run away, it has two different meanings. The first, it gives meaning
„to leave a place, especially secretly, in order to escape from someone or something
‟. As we can see in a sentence They ran away to get married, it gives the context of love affair. Both of them, the couple or the agents,
secretly escaped from their parents or friends or left without permission in order to get married. It is an intended purpose and the couple did it instantly in terms of
manner in semantic property. Although it was instant, they usually would ran away in long distance so that nobody could find them.
The second, it gives the meaning „to try to avoid a problem or difficult
situation because it is unpleasant or embarrassing ‟. The context is clear, i.e. problem.
In the sentence Youve got to stop running away, and learn to face your problems, there are three semantic properties related. First, it is the agent which refers to the
78 person who avoids the problem. Second, it is the objective which refers to the
persons intention to avoid or escape from the problem. Third, it is the manner which belongs to continuous action, i.e. the agents reaction towards the problems he
encountered.
4.2.2.5 Phrasal Verb RUN AWAY WITH
