'V n out of n' - Construction 10
| Name: | the bail someone out of a difficult situation construction |
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| Description: | A person removes someone from a difficult situation. The NP following 'out of' indicates the situation. |
| Verbs: | bail, get, pull |
| Example: | …someone was always there to bail them out of their self-made troubles. (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | figurative; causation; action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
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