'V n that' - Construction 8
| Name: | the thought hits someone that something is the case construction |
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| Description: | Someone suddenly thinks something. The subject indicates the thought or idea. |
| Verbs: | hit, strike |
| Example: | When the thought hits me that I'm following through.... (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | communication; thought as source |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Phenomenon-thought; NP2: Cognizer; that-clause: Phenomenon
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