'V n out of n' - Construction 9

Name: the shut someone out of a situation construction
Description: A person or situation does not allow someone to participate in a situation. The NP following 'out of' indicates the situation
Verbs: cut, freeze, leave, rule, shut, squeeze
Example: …one of the ways of shutting husbands out of the child's life. (enTenTen20)
Membership: figurative; causation; action
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
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