Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[concrete]] RESTRAIN NP2[patient[concrete]]
Examples:
Who restrained the chimpanzees?
The defendant unlawfully restrained the person he abducted.
The three officers restrained the back of the injured man.
Mappings:
VerbNet: forbid-67
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: restrain.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3
Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent[animate]] RESTRAIN NP2[patient[abstract]] NP1[agent[abstract]] RESTRAIN NP2[patient[concrete]]
Examples:
The High Court restrained the state government from collecting
taxes.
Democrats have pledged to restrain spending.
The South Java Current restrained the flows from the straits.
Please restrain your temper!
My morals restrain me from stealing.
Mappings:
VerbNet: limit-76
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: restrain.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4, 5