'V n -ing' - Construction 6
| Name: | the send something doing construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity causes something to happen. |
| Verbs: | bring, have, keep, leave, send, set |
| Example: | Whatever it was, it sent her flying. (BNC) |
| Membership: | causation |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; -ing clause: Result
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