The simple predicate is expressed by a finite verb in a simple or compound tense form. It generally denotes an action: sometimes, however, it denotes a state which is represented as an action. Erik arrived at the lab next morning full of suppressed excitement. (Wilson) And so, after all, the Padre had been thinking of letting him escape. (Voynich) Mr. Rivarez, I have been looking for you everywhere. (Voynich) When Mary was brought in he gave her the local anaesthesia. (Cronin) There is a special kind of predicate expressed by a phraseological unit, such as to get rid, to [...]