'V n in n' - Construction 13
| Name: | the arouse emotions in someone construction |
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| Description: | A person or a situation makes someone feel strong emotions. The NP following 'in' indicates the person who feels the emotion. |
| Verbs: | arouse, stir |
| Example: | She'd aroused suspicion in some members of staff. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Phenomenon-Actor; NP2: Phenomenon-Thought; NP3: Emoter
Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Result; NP3: Affected |