'V n from n' - Construction 21
| Name: | the prevent someone from an action construction |
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| Description: | An abstract entity makes someone less likely to do something. |
| Verbs: | deflect, deter, discourage, disqualify, dissuade, divert, inhibit, keep, preclude, prevent, sidetrack, stop |
| Example: | … an injury which will prevent him from driving a lorry… (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative 'from'; prevent; action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
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