'V to n' - Construction 25
| Name: | the cotton on to something construction |
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| Description: | A person becomes aware of a situation. |
| Verbs: | awaken, catch on, cotton on, tune in, wake up, wise up |
| Example: | ...before the clients cotton on to what is happening. (BNC) |
| Membership: | focus 'on'; cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Phenomenon
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