'V as n' - Construction 1
| Name: | the begin as something construction |
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| Description: | A situation begins in a particular way. |
| Verbs: | begin, originate, start, start off, start out |
| Example: | …the dispute which began as a strike in protest over lay-offs. (BNC) |
| Membership: | time |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Equivalence.
Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
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