'V n as adj' - Construction 3
| Name: | the strike someone as construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity is perceived as having a quality or characteristic. The subject indicates the perceived person or entity. The NP following the verb indicates the perceiver. |
| Verbs: | impress, strike |
| Example: | Tom's words struck me as unthinking and insensitive. (BNC) |
| Membership: | cognition; perceived as subject |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1 + adj: Phenomenon-Topic; NP2: Cognizer
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Cognizer; adj: Attribute |