'V n for n' - Construction 11

Name: the recruit someone for a role construction
Description: A person selects someone for a role.
Verbs: audition, choose, interview, nominate, recommend, recruit, seek, select, shortlist
Example: …the firm recruited cricketers for its publicity functions… (BNC)
Membership: purposive 'for'; selection
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute
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