Roleset bore.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "create a hole":

Roles:

Arg0:creator of hole, agent


Arg1:hole


Arg2:location of hole


Arg3:instrument

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: gerund


two of four (-)
A worm resides in the operating system of a computer and spreads by *trace* boring into other computers contacted through networks.
Arg0:	*trace* -> A worm
REL:	boring
Arg2-into:	other computers contacted through networks

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


all args (-)
John bored holes in Mary's coffee table with a power drill.
Arg0:	John
REL:	bored
Arg1:	holes
Arg2-in:	Mary's coffee table
Arg3-with:	a power drill

Roleset bore.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "be dull":

Roles:

Arg0:boring entity


Arg1:experiencer of boredom


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

person: third tense: past aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
Effectively, "it was boring ME".

adjectival: agentive (-)
A San Francisco lawyer, Mr. Panelli rowed religiously when he first got the machine, but, he complains, it left grease marks on his carpet, ``and it was boring.
Arg0:	it
REL:	boring

person: third tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle
Mr. Azoff was bored by something, we don't know what.

adjectival: experiencer (-)
Mr. Azoff reportedly was bored and frequently clashed with top MCA management over a number of issues such as compensation and business plans.
Arg1:	Mr. Azoff
REL:	bored

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


adjectival: agent and experiencer (-)
Eventually viewers may grow bored with the technology and resent the cost.
ArgM-TMP:	Eventually
Arg1:	viewers
REL:	bored
Arg0-with:	the technology

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
I guess that's better than "John bored his dinner guests with a power drill."

all args (-)
John bored his dinner guests with stories of his adventures in Peoria.
Arg0:	John
REL:	bored
Arg1:	his dinner guests
Arg2-with:	stories of his adventures in Peoria