'V n n' - Construction 20
| Name: | the envy someone a quality construction |
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| Description: | A person has a negative response to someone's possessions or achievements. |
| Verbs: | begrudge, envy |
| Example: | I envied them their self-assured dignity… (BNC) |
| Membership: | attitudinal; negative |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Equivalence.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute
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