'V n out of n' - Construction 8
| Name: | the hound someone out of a role construction |
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| Description: | A person forces someone to leave a situation or role. |
| Verbs: | e.g.boot, chase, chuck, drive, drum, edge, force, hound, kick, knock, order, put, throw, turf, vote |
| Example: | This was the man … who had hounded her out of the only world she knew. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; causation; action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
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