Roleset cough.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "cough, hack":

Roles:

Arg0:cougher

Examples:

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


expectorant (-)
Just when Ms. Gruberova sat down away from her guests *trace* to cough in private , her salon began sliding around the stage; her country hideaway also has a very active set of drapes.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Ms. Gruberova
REL:	cough
ArgM-MNR:	in private

Roleset cough.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "say in a coughing manner":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker


Arg1:utterance


Arg2:hearer

Examples:

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


smoke inhalation (-)
"I think I burned the wienies," coughed John.
Arg1:	I think I burned the wienies
REL:	coughed
Arg0:	John

Roleset cough.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "give under duress":

Roles:

Arg0:giver


Arg1:thing given

Examples:

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


violent tendencies (-)
Mary kept hitting John until he coughed up $50.
Arg0:	he
REL:	coughed up
Arg1:	$50

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