Roleset ferry.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "move something back and forth":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, driver


Arg1:thing moved


Arg2:locations, or start point


Arg3:destination

Examples:

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


all args (-)
In fact, Aer Lingus started [*-1] ferrying Russians from Shannon to New York when Washington stripped Aeroflot of its U.S. landing rights.
Arg0:	[*-1] -> Aer Lingus
REL:	ferrying
Arg1:	Russians
Arg2-from:	Shannon
Arg3-to:	New York
ArgM-TMP:	when Washington stripped Aeroflot of its U.S. landing rights

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


often missing start point (-)
The passenger railroad said it terminated some runs in Sacramento, relying on buses [*-2] to ferry passengers to the Bay area.
Arg0:	[*-2] -> buses
REL:	ferry
Arg1:	passengers
Arg3-to:	the Bay area

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


merged locations (-)
Mary ferried John between jail and the mental ward.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	ferried
Arg1:	John
Arg2-between:	jail and the mental ward