'V n (Cognition)' - Construction 4

Name: the believe something construction
Description: A person forms an opinion about the truth of something.
Verbs: accept, believe, doubt, suspect, take (+point)
Example: She believed what her husband told her… (BNC)
Membership: Cognition; person as subject; attitude
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Phenomenon-Topic
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