'V to-inf' - Construction 21
| Name: | the pretend to be construction |
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| Description: | A person pretends to be or to do something they are not. |
| Verbs: | affect, make, pretend |
| Example: | [He] pretended to fall asleep. (BNC) |
| Membership: | restricted; present focus; existence |
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