'V n in n' - Construction 8
| Name: | the shut something in something construction |
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| Description: | A person traps or tangles something or someone somewhere. |
| Verbs: | ensnare, entangle, lock, shut, tangle, tangle up |
| Example: | …he refused to shut his parrot and dogs in another room… (BNC) |
| Membership: | literal; physical contact; aggressive |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Location change.
Roles: NP1: Cause-move; NP2: Mover-physical; NP3: Location
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