'V n (Material)' - Construction 10

Name: the end a situation construction
Description: A person or entity brings a situation to an end.
Verbs: e.g. break (links), close, end (a situation), kill (a project), prevent (a situation), break off, cut off, write off
Example: Local police ended the occupation… (BNC)
Membership: Actor affects something; make a change; change entity; abstract
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected
Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected
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