Frameset

Predicate buy:

Frames file for 'buy' based on first sentences in large corpus

Roleset buy.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "purchase":

Roles:

Arg0:buyer

Arg1:thing bought

Arg2:seller

Arg3:price paid

Arg4:benefactive

Examples:

Intransitive! (-)
`Consumers who buy at this level are more educated than they were.`
Arg0:	Consumers
REL:	buy
ArgM-MNR:	at this level

Basic transitive: (-)
They bought $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds

Arg0: They

REL: bought

Arg1: $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds

Basic transitive: (-)
`They bought $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds`
Arg0:	They
REL:	bought
Arg1:	$2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds

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With price (often subtle): (-)
The holder buys $1000 principal amount of debentures at par.

Arg0: The holder

REL: buys

Arg1: $1000 principal amount

Arg3: of debentures at par

With price (often subtle): (-)
`The holder buys $1000 principal amount of debentures at par.`
Arg0:	The holder
REL:	buys
Arg1:	$1000 principal amount
Arg3:	of debentures at par

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With price (often subtle): (-)
TV stations bought "Cosby" reruns for record prices.

Arg0: TV stations

REL: bought

Arg1: "Cosby" reruns

Arg3: for record prices

With price (often subtle): (-)
`TV stations bought "Cosby" reruns for record prices.`
Arg0:	TV stations
REL:	bought
Arg1:	"Cosby" reruns
Arg3:	for record prices

With seller: (-)
The company bought a wheel-loader from Dresser.

Arg0: The company

REL: bought

Arg1: a wheel-loader

Arg2-from: from Dresser

With seller: (-)
`The company bought a wheel-loader from Dresser.`
Arg0:	The company
REL:	bought
Arg1:	a wheel-loader
Arg2-from:	from Dresser

With benefactive: (-)
John bought his mother a dozen roses

Arg0: John

REL: bought

Arg4: his mother

Arg1: a dozen roses

With benefactive: (-)
`John bought his mother a dozen roses`
Arg0:	John
REL:	bought
Arg4:	his mother
Arg1:	a dozen roses

With benefactive: (-)
John bought a dozen roses for his mother

Arg0: John

REL: bought

Arg1: a dozen roses

Arg4-for: for his mother

With benefactive: (-)
`John bought a dozen roses for his mother`
Arg0:	John
REL:	bought
Arg1:	a dozen roses
Arg4-for:	for his mother

With purpose clause: (-)
The company bought sugar on the world market to meet export commitments

Arg0: The company

REL: bought

Arg1: sugar

ArgM-LOC: on the world market

ArgM-PNC: to meet export commitments

With purpose clause: (-)
`The company bought sugar on the world market to meet export commitments`
Arg0:	The company
REL:	bought
Arg1:	sugar
ArgM-LOC:	on the world market
ArgM-PNC:	to meet export commitments

In a compound: (-)
lower interest rates has spurred dollar buying by Japanese institutions.

Arg1: dollar

REL: buying

Arg0-by: by Japanese institutions

In a compound: (-)
`lower interest rates has spurred dollar buying by Japanese institutions.`
Arg1:	dollar
REL:	buying
Arg0-by:	by Japanese institutions

with direction (-)
Some companies have used cash to buy back some of their shares

Arg0: Some companies

REL: to buy

ArgM-DIR: back

Arg1: some of their shares

with direction (-)
`Some companies have used cash to buy back some of their shares`
Arg0:	Some companies
REL:	to buy
ArgM-DIR:	back
Arg1:	some of their shares

Predicate buy_up:

Roleset buy.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "purchase extensively":

Roles:

Arg0:buyer

Arg1:thing bought

Arg2:seller

Arg3:price paid

Arg4:benefactive

Examples:

phrasal, With purpose clause: (-)
`The company bought up sugar on the world market to meet export commitments`
Arg0:	The company
REL:	bought up
Arg1:	sugar
ArgM-LOC:	on the world market
ArgM-PNC:	to meet export commitments

Predicate buy_out:

Roleset buy.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "purchase completely":

Roles:

Arg0:buyer

Arg1:thing bought

Arg2:seller

Arg3:price paid

Arg4:benefactive

Examples:

Basic transitive: phrasal (-)
`They bought $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds`
Arg0:	They
REL:	bought
Arg1:	$2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds