'V n to-inf' - Construction 5

Name: the entity shows something to be the case construction
Description: An entity leads to the conclusion that something is the case.
Verbs: prove, show
Example: Similar tests with the camera showed it to have a well-defined field of view. (BNC)
Membership:
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Source; NP2 + to-inf clause: Inference.
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