85 objective, which belongs to unintended purpose. The user did not have any intention
so that the vehicle became damaged or destroyed. The third is the manner, which refers to its continuity in using the tools or equipment. It belongs to continuous series
of time in which the driver had operated the vehicle. The last semantic property related is tool which refers to the vehicle itself.
4.2.2.9 Phrasal Verb RUN OFF
When the verb run is applied in phrasal verb run off, there are four different meanings. The first meaning is
„to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of
‟. In a sentence Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up
, Amy‟s husband as the agent has intended purpose objective to leave Amy with the two children. This phrasal verb more or less has the same
meaning as run away, discussed previously. The second meaning of the phrasal verb run off is
„to quickly print several copies of something
‟. From this meaning, it gives clear context of document. Given the sentence Should I run off some more of those documents for you on the
photocopier, there are four semantic properties related. The first is the agent that belongs to someone who printed the documents. The second is the objective which
belongs to intended objective. The semantic property of manner gives idea that the agent made the copies quickly fast speed. The last semantic property related is tool
which refers to the photocopy machine or printer to make copies. The third meaning of phrasal verb run off gives the context of literary work. It
means „to write a speech, poem, piece of music etc quickly and easily‟. In the
example of a sentence He is so professional that could run off a comedy monologue
86 in half an hour, there are three semantic properties related. The first refers to the
agent, i.e. the artist that performs a comedy monologue. The second is the objective which belongs to the artist‟s intention to create the comedy monologue in half an
hour. The last property is manner which refers to speed, i.e. the time spent by the artist to do preparation.
The fourth meaning of phrasal verb run off is „to get rid of weight by
exercising ‟. It gives context of one‟s weight. In a sentence I’m trying to run off some
of my excess fat it is clear that someone agent has intended purpose objective, i.e. to burn more calories in his body in order to lose some weight. The agent might do
this continuously or long term period rather than in short period of time manner.
4.2.2.10 Phrasal Verb RUN OFF WITH
