'V n for n' - Construction 18
| Name: | the ask someone for something construction |
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| Description: | A person asks someone to give them something. The NP following 'for' indicates the item that is exchanged. |
| Verbs: | ask, beg, beseech, implore, importune, pester, press, pressure, pump, tap, touch |
| Example: | …each department was free to ask Congress for funds… (BNC) |
| Membership: | exchanging 'for'; person and thing |
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