Roleset dust.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "sprinkle lightly":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, sprinkler


Arg1:dustlike substance


Arg2:sprinkled-upon

Examples:

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


surface as DO (-)
John dusted Mary's birthday cake with rat poison.
Arg0:	John
REL:	dusted
Arg2:	Mary's birthday cake
Arg1-with:	rat poison

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


dust as DO (-)
John dusted rat poison on Mary's birthday cake.
Arg0:	John
REL:	dusted
Arg1:	rat poison
Arg2-on:	Mary's birthday cake

Roleset dust.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "remove dust from surfaces":

Roles:

Arg0:remover of dust, agent


Arg1:surface

Examples:

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


spring cleaning (-)
John dusted his furniture.
Arg0:	John
REL:	dusted
Arg1:	his furniture

Roleset dust.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "remove dust, metaphorical/phrasal variant":

Roles:

Arg0:agent


Arg1:surface

Examples:

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


pick yourself up, ... start all over again (-)
After being trampled in Tuesday's selling stampede, the Nasdaq over-the-counter market dusted itself off and moved on in moderate trading.
ArgM-TMP:	After being trampled in Tuesday's selling stampede
Arg0:	the Nasdaq over-the-counter market
REL:	[ dusted] [ off]
Arg1-REC:	itself