'V n on n' - Construction 9
| Name: | the direct attention on something construction |
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| Description: | A person thinks about a topic in a concentrated way. The NP following 'on' indicates the topic. |
| Verbs: | centre, concentrate, direct, fasten, fix, focus, pin, project, turn |
| Example: | They directed their gaze on Miss Bedwelty… (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; cognition; think |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Perceiver; NP2: Phenomenon-Thought; NP3: Phenomenon-Topic
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