'V n to-inf' - Construction 17

Name: the condemn someone to do something construction
Description: A person does something that puts someone in an undesirable situation.
Verbs: condemn, doom, sentence
Example: …the worker can claim that the employer be condemned to pay them compensation… (BNC)
Membership:
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; to-inf clause: Result
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