'V into n' - Construction 12

Name: the burst into construction
Description: An entity starts to do something.
Verbs: break, burst, come, dissolve, erupt, launch, burst out
Example: As soon as she saw Mandy's face she burst into tears. (BNC)
Membership: figurative; do action; start
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Outcome
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