Predicate: abandon
Frames file for 'abandon' based on sentences in financial
subcorpus. Verbnet class leave-51.2, other framed members include
leave. Comparison with 'leave'.
Roleset id: abandon.01 , leave behind, vncls: 51.2
Roles:
Arg0: abandoner
Arg1: thing abandoned, left behind
Arg2: attribute of arg1
Example: typical transitive
And they believe the Big Board, under Mr. Phelan, has abandoned
their interest.
Arg0 : the Big Board
ArgM : under Mr. Phelan
Rel : abandoned
Arg1 : their interest
Example: with attribute
John abandoned his pursuit of an Olympic gold medal as a waste of
time.
Arg0 : John
Rel : abandoned
Arg1 : his pursuit of an Olympic gold medal
Arg2 : as a waste of time.
Roleset id: abandon.02 , exchange, vncls: 51.2
Roles:
Arg0: abandoner
Arg1: thing abandoned, left behind
Arg2: preferred item
Example: with preferred item
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive
One Colombian drug boss, upon hearing in 1987 that Gen. Noriega
was negotiating with the U.S. [*] to abandon his command for a
comfortable exile, sent him a hand-sized mahogany coffin engraved
with his name.
Arg0 : [*] -> Gen. Noriega
Rel : abandon
Arg1 : his command
Arg2 : for a comfortable exile
Roleset id: abandon.03 , surrender, give_over, vncls: 51.2
Roles:
Arg0: entity abandoning something
Arg1: thing abandoned
Arg2: benefactive, abandoned-to
Example: give up to
Once he had abandoned himself to the very worst, once he had
quieted all the dragons of worry and suspense, there would n't be
very much for Mae to do.
Arg0 : he
Rel : abandoned
Arg1 : himself
Arg2 : to the very worst