'V to-inf' - Construction 10
| Name: | the ask to do construction |
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| Description: | A person seeks permission to do something. |
| Verbs: | apply, ask, beg, bid, campaign, clamour, demand, petition, plead, pray |
| Example: | I will certainly ask to see the details… (BNC) |
| Membership: | restricted; future focus; intention; communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; to-inf clause: Message-Action
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