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

Giving ( Donor, Theme, Recipient )

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.

Phraseological constructions