'V n in n' - Construction 18

Name: the include someone in an activity construction
Description: A person or a situation causes someone to take part in an activity. The NP following 'in' indicates the activity.
Verbs: embroil, employ, engage, implicate, include, be caught up
Example: …and then to have included her in the family teasing… (BNC)
Membership: figurative; action; 'in' activity
Semantic fields and roles:
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