'V to n' - Construction 40
| Name: | the drop off to sleep construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | A person falls asleep. The noun after to is sleep. |
| Verbs: | drift off, drop off, nod off |
| Example: | …they appeared to be about to drop off to sleep... (BNC) |
| Membership: | resultative 'to' |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Outcome |