'V n to-inf' - Construction 2
| Name: | the expect something to happen construction |
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| Description: | A person thinks something will happen in the future. |
| Verbs: | expect, intend, mean, trust |
| Example: | …as if expecting his brother's anger to turn to blows… (BNC) |
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Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2+ to-inf clause: Phenomenon.
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