'V n to-inf' - Construction 6
| Name: | the allege something to be the case construction |
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| Description: | A person says that something is the case. |
| Verbs: | allege, declare, report, be reputed, be rumoured, be said |
| Example: | …to kill two people who they allege to have been behind crime in the city. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2 + to-inf clause: Message-Event/Message.
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