'V n on n' - Construction 14
| Name: | the wager money on something construction |
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| Description: | A person bets something valuable that something will happen. The NP following 'on' indicates the thing that may happen. |
| Verbs: | bet, gamble, lay, place, put, stake, wager |
| Example: | [He] had wagered his existence on a career in the railway company… (BNC) |
| Membership: | physical; transfer |
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