Roleset cross.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause) two things to intersect":

Roles:

Arg0:crosser


Arg1:two things

Examples:

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


ergative (-)
He adds: ``The medical market and the fitness market parallel each other and are going *trace* to cross real soon.''
Arg1:	*trace* -> The medical market and the fitness market
REL:	cross
ArgM-TMP:	real soon

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


agentive (-)
When Mr. Glass decides to get really fancy, he crosses his hands and hits a resonant bass note with his right hand.
Arg0:	he
REL:	crosses
Arg1:	his hands

Roleset cross.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "move perpendicularly to some barrier":

Roles:

Arg0:entity in motion


Arg1:barrier

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: gerund


most obvious usage (-)
Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is suing the Writers Guild of America East for $11 million, alleging it mounted a ``campaign to harass and punish'' him for *trace* crossing a screenwriters' picket line.
Arg0:	*trace* -> him
REL:	crossing
Arg1:	a screenwriters' picket line

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: gerund


source adverbial (-)
South Africa accused armed Namibian nationalist guerrillas of *trace* crossing from bases in neighboring Angola, violating U.N.-supervised peace plans for the territory's independence from Pretoria.
Arg0:	*trace* -> armed Namibian nationalist guerrillas
REL:	crossing
ArgM-DIR:	from bases in neighboring Angola
ArgM:	violating U.N.-supervised peace plans for the territory's independence from Pretoria

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


destinatino adverbial (-)
In a sign of easing tension between Beijing and Hong Kong, China said it will again take back illegal immigrants caught *trace* *trace* crossing into the British colony.
Arg0:	*trace* -> *trace* -> illegal immigrants
REL:	crossing
Arg1-into:	the British colony

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


barrier as path over barrier (-)
Although one transportation official said drivers who didn't use car pools were committing ``an anti-social act,'' about two-thirds of the motorists crossing the Golden Gate were alone, compared with the normal 70% rate.
Arg0:	the motorists
REL:	crossing
Arg1:	the Golden Gate

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


unstated barrier (-)
About 130,000 vehicles cross during a 24-hour period.
Arg0:	About 130,000 vehicles
REL:	cross
ArgM-TMP:	during a 24-hour period

Roleset cross.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "eliminate from a list":

Roles:

Arg0:crosser


Arg1:item


Arg2:list

Examples:

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


all args (-)
If Colgate toothpaste offers a tempting money-saving coupon, she'll cross Crest off her shopping list without a second thought.
ArgM-ADV:	If Colgate toothpaste offers a tempting money-saving coupon
Arg0:	she
ArgM-MOD:	'll
REL:	cross
Arg1:	Crest
Arg2-off:	her shopping list
ArgM-MNR:	without a second thought

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


unstated list (-)
As each animal entered the Ark, John crossed it off.
Argm-TMP:	As each animal entered the Ark
Arg0:	John
REL:	crossed
Arg1:	it
Arg2:	off

This is weird, but avoids adding a phrasal verb with the exact same framing.

Roleset cross.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "make angry":

Roles:

Arg0:maker


Arg1:angry entity

Examples:

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


an unfortunate example (-)
In testimony recorded in the grand jury report, court employees said the judge, now 59 years old, harassed his secretaries, made imperial demands on his staff and hounded anyone who *trace* crossed him.
Arg0:	*trace* -> who -> anyone
REL:	crossed
Arg1:	him

This seems contrived to me, but I can't figure out any better way to handle the example.

Roleset cross.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "eliminate":

Roles:

Arg0:eliminator


Arg1:eliminated

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


zap! (-)
Mr. Guber says he had crossed out ``MGM'' with a red pen and written in ``Columbia,'' giving the document to Mr. Semel.
Arg0:	he
REL:	[ crossed] [ out]
Arg1:	MGM
ArgM-MNR:	with a red pen