'V n to-inf' - Construction 23

Name: the enable something to happen construction
Description: A person makes it possible for someone or something to do something.
Verbs: empower, enable, free, mandate
Example: We will enable tenants to apply for Housing Action Trusts… (BNC)
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Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; to-inf clause: Result
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