Cause not to have "V n n" construction

Form

NP
Cause
Verb
NP
Protagonist
NP
Theme

Examples

Cause [Something you write]
could
Verb lose
Protagonist somebody
Theme [their job.]

Meaning

A fact or event (the Cause) causes a Protagonist not to have a Theme.

Roles

Cause
The fact or event that results in the Protagonist not having the Theme.
Protagonist
The person who does not have the Theme because of the Cause.
Theme
The object or entity that is not in the possession of the Protagonist because of the Cause.

Frames

Description

This "V n n" construction describes events in which something causes someone not to have or to no longer have something. It is instantiated by only two verbs: lose (with two different meanings) and spare.

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Commerce_collect "V n n"
They are charging me a fortune.
"cost n n"
The Kyoto agreement would cost Canada 450 thousand jobs.
He reckons his fuel will cost him 46p a litre.

Lexical items ( Verb slot)

Losing lose Something you write could lose somebody their job. Finish_competition lose You've just lost Williams the world championship. Lexical items without a frame: spare We wish he'd spare us such nonsense.

Phraseological constructions

"take someone time"
The job search took him seven years.
"dock someone their money"
NASCAR also docked him 25 points for his use of profanity.