'V to n' - Construction 38

Name: the bleed to death construction
Description: A person dies as a result of something. The noun after to is death.
Verbs: bleed, choke, freeze, haemorrhage, starve
Example: ... he was bleeding to death. (BNC)
Membership: resultative 'to'
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Outcome
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