'V as n' - Construction 6

Name: the qualify as a role construction
Description: A person qualifies for, works in, or leaves a job.
Verbs: enlist, freelance, moonlight, practise, qualify, resign, run, serve, stand, train, volunteer, work, put up, shape up, sign up, stand down, step down
Example: He…finally qualified as an electrician in his own right. (BNC)
Membership: category; reporting
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
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