Predicate
buckle:
Frames file for 'buckle' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and
automatic expansion via verbnet.
Roleset buckle.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "use a buckle to fasten":
Roles:
Arg0:agent, entity causing two objects to be attached
Arg1:patient, thing(s) being tied
Arg2:instrument, buckle
Examples:
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no instrument (-) |
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person: ns
tense: present
aspect: progressive
voice: active
form: participle
Traders are already buckling their seat belts.
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| Arg0: | Traders |
| ArgM-TMP: | already |
| REL: | buckling |
| Arg1: | their seat belts |
Arg2 "buckle" is inherent in the verb and therefore will probably not
occur. It's here for completeness only.
Roleset buckle.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "collapse":
Roles:
Arg1:thing collapsing
Arg2:pressure, weight, etc
Examples:
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give way (-) |
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person: ns
tense: ns
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: infinitive
Wall Street continued [*-1] to buckle under the public outcry
against computer-driven program trading.
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| Arg1: | [*-1] -> Wall Street |
| REL: | buckle |
| Arg2-under: | the public outcry against computer-driven
program trading |
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no mention of pressure (-) |
|---|
person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
Many streets and sidewalks buckled, and subterranean water mains
and service connections ruptured.
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| Arg1: | Many streets and sidewalks buckled |
| REL: | |
Predicate
buckle_up:
Roleset buckle.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "buckle up: prepare for the worst":
Roles:
Examples:
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imperative (-) |
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person: ns
tense: present
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
When Mr. Jacobson walked into the office at 7:30 a.m. EDT, he
announced: ``OK, *trace* buckle up.''
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| Arg0: | *trace* |
| REL: | [ buckle] [ up] |
Predicate
buckle_down:
Roleset buckle.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "buckle down: get busy":
Roles:
Examples:
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semi-autobiographical? (-) |
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person: ns
tense: ns
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: infinitive
When he turned 30, John knew it was time *trace* to buckle down
and finish high school.
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| Arg0: | *trace* -> John |
| REL: | buckle down |