Roleset bury.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "put in the ground":

Roles:

Arg0:burier


Arg1:buried


Arg2:ground (usually understood)

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


metaphorical ground must be stated (-)
Hitachi Zosen Corp., a shipbuilder buried *trace* in debt just a few years ago, will build a machinery plant, its first expansion in 14 years.
REL:	buried
Arg1:	*trace* -> a shipbuilder
Arg2-in:	debt
ArgM-TMP:	just a few years ago

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


with agent (-)
John buried Mary's silverware in the garden.
Arg0:	John
REL:	buried
Arg1:	Mary's silverware
Arg2-in:	the garden

The arg2 is troubling--it really should be just an ArgM-LOC, except for the 'buried in debt' example.