'V n to-inf' - Construction 25

Name: the assign someone to do something construction
Description: A person puts someone in a particular role.
Verbs: appoint, assign, choose, commission, delegate, depute, be designed, detail, dispatch, earmark, enlist, intend, nominate, recruit, vote
Example: …he was assigned to take an instructors' course… (BNC)
Membership:
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; to-inf clause: Result
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