Predicate: operate
Roleset id: operate.01 , cf work, vncls: 45.4
Roles:
Arg0: agent, operator
Arg1: thing operated
Arg2: explicit patient (thing operated on)
Arg3: explicit role
Arg4: explicit instrument (with or on, ususally)
Example: agentive
Esso Australia operates the field.
Arg0 : Esso Australia
Rel : operates
Arg1 : the field
Example: with manner
The Czech dam can't be operated solely at peak periods.
Arg1 : The Czech dam
Rel : can't be operated
ArgM-MNR : solely
ArgM-TMP : at peak periods
Example: with patient
Japanese salvage firms operated on the hulks of warships.
Arg0 : Japanese salvage firms
Rel : operated
Arg2 : on the hulks of warships
Example: with substrate
The IRS operates on a computer system designed in 1961.
Arg0 : The IRS
Rel : operates
Arg4 : on a computer system designed in 1961
Example: with locative
The classroom itself operated on the periphery of this awful system.
Arg1 : The classroom itself
Rel : operated
ArgM-LOC : on the periphery of this awful system
Example: ergative
The Texas Oil & Gas division operates in the red.
Arg1 : The Texas Oil & Gas division
Rel : operates
ArgM-MNR : in the red
Example: ergative and role
The Tower family operates as a central hub in a network of computers
Arg1 : The Tower family
Rel : operates
Arg3 : as a central hub
ArgM-LOC : in a network of computers