'V n in n' - Construction 21
| Name: | the land someone in a situation construction |
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| Description: | A person or an entity causes a person to be in a role or situation. |
| Verbs: | cocoon, draft, ensnare, entangle, land, place |
| Example: | …without landing them both in a situation from which they could not retreat. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; action; 'in' scope |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
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