'V n to-inf' - Construction 19
| Name: | the cause something to happen construction |
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| Description: | A person makes something happen. |
| Verbs: | cause, get, lead, leave |
| Example: | …they've led me to believe…that my job was safe. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; to-inf clause: Result
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