'V through n' - Construction 5

Name: the thought flashes through someone construction
Description: A person experiences a thought or feeling. The subject indicates the thought or feeling and the NP following 'through' indicates the person or their mind.
Verbs: flash, flit, race, run, surge, sweep, wash
Example: A terrible thought had flashed through her mind. (BNC)
Membership:
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition Roles: NP1: Phenomenon-Thought; NP2: Cognizer
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