'V n to n' - Construction 18
| Name: | the condemn someone to a situation construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity places someone in an undesirable situation. The NP following 'to' indicates the situation. |
| Verbs: | condemn, doom, put, sentence, subject |
| Example: | …the fact that he's just condemned Ruth to exile... (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | action; cause; figurative; person |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; NP3: Result.
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