| chilltothebone |
NP chill NP to the bone |
"chill someone to the bone" |
A Stimulus frightens an Experiencer very much. |
The cool threat
chilled
her
to the bone.
|
| razetotheground |
NP raze NP to the ground |
"raze n to the ground" |
An Agent completely destroys a Landmark. |
In the 13thC
the Crusaders
razed
all the mosques
to the ground.
|
| settomusic |
NP set NP to music |
"set n to music" |
A Composer writes music for the words of a Text to be sung to. |
He
has
set
20 poems by Allen Ginsberg
to music.
|
| Vthat15 |
NP Verb that Clause |
Reasoning "V that" |
An Arguer utters some Content to show that some state of affairs is true. |
Mr Fujimori
has now
promised
that
new laws will be debated in advance.
|
| committopaper |
NP commit NP to paper/writing |
"commit n to paper/writing" |
A Writer records some Content by writing it down. |
He
seldom
committed
any of his designs
to paper.
|
| committomemory |
NP commit NP to memory |
"commit n to memory" |
A Cognizer memorises some Content. |
Ravi
committed
the E-mail
to memory,
erased it from the computer.
|
| Vnton2-2 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Subjective_influence "V n to n" |
A Cause influences a Cognizer to adopt a Behaviour. |
I
wanted to
drive
her
to
the very edge of despair.
|
| Vnton2-3 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Adjusting "V n to n" |
An Agent changes a Feature (often of him- or herself) to fit some Circumstances. |
I
accostumed
my pupils
to
the tiny hard lenses.
|
| resignselfton |
NP Verb -self to NP |
"resign -self to n" |
A Cognizer comes to accept a Situation (typically an unpleasant one), usually because he or she realises that they cannot change it. |
They
resigned
themselves
to
the Roman presence in their country.
|
| Vnton2-4 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Limiting/extending "V n to n" |
An Agent changes the Extent of a Phenomenon, reducing it or expanding it. |
Profiting from the troubles in the north,
he
has
extended
his kingdom
to
the south and east.
|
| Vnton2-5 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Appointing "V n to n" |
A Selector assigns an Appointee to assume a Role. |
The company
promoted
Joel Kocher
to
president of all sales, marketing and service operations worldwide.
|
| Vnton2-6 |
NP Verb NP to NP |
Cause to experience "V n to n" |
A Cause is responsible for a Patient experiencing a Situation, typically a detrimental one. |
The military tribunal
had
condemned
six other officers
to
life imprisonment.
|
| putntodeath |
NP put NP to death |
"put n to death" |
An Authority causes a Victim to be killed, usually because of some wrongdoing. |
Here
we
still
put
murderers
to death.
|