'V n into -ing' - Construction 4
| Name: | the trick someone into doing something construction |
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| Description: | A person causes another person to follow a cause of action using deception. |
| Verbs: | con, deceive, delude, dupe, entrap, fool, hoodwink, inveigle, lure, manoeuvre, mislead, sucker, trap, trick |
| Example: | If we can trick the burglar into thinking there's someone in… (BNC) |
| Membership: | Cause someone to do; deception; negative affect |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2; Affected; -ing clause: Result
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