Giving "V n to n" construction
Form
NP
Donor
Verb
NP
Theme
to
NP
Recipient
Examples
Donor
Tissington
also
Verb
gave
Theme
[a number of other items]
to
to
Recipient
Roe.
Donor
We
'll be
Verb
donating
Theme
[the revenue from this advert]
to
to
Recipient
[the RSPCA.]
Donor
[Mr Hunt]
Verb
presents
Theme
[a training voucher]
to
to
Recipient
[Antony O'Brien.]
Donor
[The assignee]
Verb
surrendered
Theme
[a small part of the premises]
to
to
Recipient
[the landlord.]
Meaning
A Donor transfers a Theme to a Recipient.
Roles
Donor
The person that causes the Theme to be in the possession of the Recipient .
Theme
The entity that is transferred to the Recipient.
Recipient
The person that ends up in possession of the Theme.
Frames
Inherits from
Sub-constructions
Under Brezhnev's leadership the party arrogated greater powers to itself and fostered a ruling elite.
Lexical items ( Verb slot)
Transfer
transfer
Individuals may transfer some of their wealth to other family members before they die.
Surrendering_possession
cede
The police showed they had no intention of ceding the streets to trouble-makers.
surrender
The assignee surrendered a small part of the premises to the landlord.
yield
A car is highly illiquid, but yields a high return to the owner.
Supply
dispense
After dispensing coins, the lord next dispenses drinks at the local hostelry to all those involved in the event.
supply
The company has supplied Intel products to European customers since 1988.
Submitting_documents
submit
He submitted his resignation to Roh on July 5, but the President refused to accept it.
Suasion
sell
We had difficulty in trying to sell such an alien concept to the police mind.
Renting_out
lease
The council, which has been leasing the buildings to the college, now wants them back.
let
Hamptons let superior apartments and houses to substantial U.K. companies.
rent
I've rented Julia's rooms to him while she's in Venice.
sub-lease
In your absence, you have illegally subleased the unit to a third party which is in direct violation of building by-laws.
sublet
Janney has been illegally subletting the rent-stabilized, $1,100-a-month apartment to former beau Dennis Gagomiros.
Prevent_or_allow_possession
concede
In 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric in return for Provence.
Offering
offer
He had offered the car to Hubert for the summer on condition that everyone promised never to stand on the running boards.
proffer
From the top of the motte he proffers the keys to Dinan at the end of a long lance.
Lending
lend
Dr Darnell said she'd lend a key to anyone who wanted to stay out late.
loan
Last year they loaned some of their acquisitions to the Barbican Centre.
loan out
You just loan out money to people, and they give it back with interest.
Infecting
transmit
HIV can be transmitted from an infected mother to her child before, during or after birth.
Imposing_obligation
assign
It may be appropriate to assign the task to a team responsible for IT security.
delegate
Kings delegated much power to the handful of men holding the office of ealdorman.
Hiring
subcontract
The partners are now subcontracting more Airbus work to other companies and countries.
contract out
The threat comes from plans to contract out services to the private sector.
farm out
Some companies farm out elderly executives to a convenient backwater where they are given a lofty title.
Giving
accord
It is also true that he accorded certain privileges to the Roman Church.
administer
He got a group of people to administer electric shocks to a group of victims.
allocate
The stock file on the Caterdata package allocates a code to each ingredient which Catering & Allied buys from its various suppliers.
allot
Stephen had allotted a corner suite to his mother.
assign
The Ordinatio assigned Italy to Lothar.
award
The Festival judges awarded the prize for the best feature film to Celia by Ann Turner from Australia.
bequeath
Simon had told him that he would bequeath the pictures to the nation.
commit
The University has committed additional resources to this area.
contribute
He also contributes a fine weekly music column to The Telegraph.
donate
We'll be donating the revenue from this advert to the RSPCA.
entrust
Clients of conservators also need to act responsibly when they entrust a work of art to someone.
feed
With relief she began to feed her seafood to Cas, who proceeded to purr like a small traction-engine.
give
Tissington also gave a number of other items to Roe.
grant
The government 's only granted three year licences to logging companies.
hand
He handed a brimming glass to the imperturbable Marx.
hand on
I have as much of a need to hand my legacy on to someone as any biological parent.
hand over
Matthew Glynn had handed over the contents of the cardboard box to Swayne with a view to some sort of deal.
pass on
They wanted to pass on this property to their children.
leave
We each left the bulk of our estates to the other.
make over
It was regular practice for a settlor to request a trustee to make property over to a third party.
present
Mr Hunt presents a training voucher to Antony O'Brien, of Birkenhead Park High School.
reallocate
Tthey will be able to reallocate the money to frontline services.
slip
He unselfishly slipped the ball to McLeod to give the sub a second goal.
vouchsafe
Napoleon did not write down his strategic plans, nor did he vouchsafe them to subordinates.
will
Sir Nelson's father willed this farm to Mr Timms.
turn over
After a successful sting, like El-Jorr's in Los Angeles, the DEA agents would turn the counterfeit currency over to the Secret Service.
deal out
She dealt out a rock of coffee sugar to a waiting child.
Commitment
pledge
The three organisations have pledged a total of £116,000 this year to a new trust.
promise
Duke John for his part promised military support to Edward if he came to France.
Commerce_sell
auction
It could auction the on-course bookmaking pitches to the highest bidders.
sell
She sold her record player to Eric from the top floor.
sell on
For a time she became a pony-dealer, buying horses from tinkers and selling them on to English buyers.
Commerce_pay
pay
Adam, on his own initiative, paid a first instalment of some £12,400 to the merchant for the prime minister.
Lexical items without a frame:
devolve
She wanted to devolve power to the individual, not to corporate bodies.
give back
We are determined to give both choice and power back to parents.
hand back
He handed the passport back to Duncan.
owe
Every Dane owes ca £5,000 to foreign creditors when the foreign debt is divided equally.
pay out
In 1986 the fund paid out £1.3 million to customers of fifteen failed holiday firms.
remit
This sum can be paid to the court who will remit it to the official receiver.
restore
They seek an order that Hambros Jersey restore the money to the company.