'V that' - Construction 9

Name: the direct that construction
Description: A person elicits action by someone else.
Verbs: advocate, ask, beg, command, demand, dictate, direct, instruct, mandate, move, ordain, order, plead, pray, propose, recommend, request, rule, suggest, urge
Example: The coroner … directed that a post mortem examination be carried out. (BNC)
Membership: communication; action
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Communication. Roles: NP1: Sayer; that-cause: Message
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