'V n adj' - Construction 17

Name: the bury someone alive construction
Description: A person causes harm to someone while they are alive. The adjective is 'alive'.
Verbs: burn, bury, skin
Example: She overhears Mrs Bentley's confession to burying her son alive... (enTenTen20)
Membership:
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Actor; NP2: Carrier; Adj: Attribute
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