Roleset consume.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "eat, use up":

Roles:

Arg0:consumer


Arg1:consumed

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


active (-)
The Miami fast-food chain, owned by Grand Metropolitan of Britain, expects *trace* to consume roughly 34 million pounds of liquefied eggs annually.
Arg0:	*trace* -> The Miami fast-food chain, owned by Grand Metropolitan of Britain,
REL:	consume
Arg1:	roughly 34 million pounds of liquefied eggs
ArgM-TMP:	annually

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


passive, odd agent (-)
While the vast bulk of it was indeed spent by reputable organizations on the good works it was raised for, it's equally true that a sizable hunk was consumed *trace* in ``expenses'' claimed by other operators, including fraudulent expenses.
REL:	consumed
Arg1:	*trace* -> a sizable hunk
Arg0-in:	`` expenses '' claimed by other operators , including fraudulent expenses