'V n as n' - Construction 9
| Name: | the replace something as construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity takes a role previously occupied by someone or something else. |
| Verbs: | replace, supplant |
| Example: | Moynihan had replaced Spencer as Professor of Painting. (BNC) |
| Membership: | action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Equivalence.
Roles: NP1: Carrier2; NP2: Carrier1; NP3: Attribute
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