| Name: |
the hold someone in awe construction |
| Description: |
A person has a positive or negative attitude to someone or something. The NP following the verb indicates the cause of the attitude. The NP following 'in' indicates an attitude such as contempt or respect. |
| Verbs: |
hold |
| Example: |
Twice I have avoided meeting someone because I held them in such awe. (BNC) |
| Membership: |
figurative; cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Role: Cognition.
Fields: NP1: Emoter; NP2: Phenomenon-Topic; NP3: Phenomenon-Thought
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