'V n to-inf' - Construction 12
| Name: | the forbid someone to do something construction |
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| Description: | A person says that someone or something may not do something. |
| Verbs: | forbid |
| Example: | He was later released but forbidden to leave the country. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver; to-inf clause: Message-Action.
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