'V n to-inf' - Construction 22
| Name: | the allow something to happen construction |
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| Description: | A person gives permission for someone or something to do something. |
| Verbs: | allow, authorise, clear, entitle, license, permit |
| Example: | Later, the College permitted him to be the vetinary examiner for the East India Company. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; to-inf clause: Result
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