'V at n' - Construction 17
| Name: | the emotion gnaws at someone construction |
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| Description: | An entity or feeling affects a person. The NP following 'at' indicates the person. |
| Verbs: | gnaw, nibble, snap |
| Example: | Grief gave way to a guilt which gnawed at him. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative contact; reaction; cognition; emotion as subject |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition
Roles: NP1: Phenomenon-Thought; NP2: Emoter
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