'V -ing' - Construction 15

Name: the involve doing construction
Description: There is a logical connection between an entity and an activity: the entity is compatible or incompatible with the activity.
Verbs: allow, entail, involve, justify, mean, necessitate, permit, preclude, prevent, save
Example: The process involves plasticising the wood… (BNC)
Membership: relation
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Logical relations. Roles: NP1: Influencer; -ing clause: Influenced
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