Roleset free.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to make free":

Roles:

Arg0:entity providing freedom, agent


Arg1:entity made free


Arg2:freed from


Arg3:beneficiary/purpose

Examples:

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


prepositional Arg3 (-)
But the Oct. 17 temblor put a halt to much nonessential building , and heavy rains last week slowed the rest , [*] freeing construction workers for earthquake repairs .
Arg0:	[*] -> the Oct. 17 temblor
REL:	freeing
Arg1:	construction workers
Arg3-for:	earthquake repairs

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


Arg3 as a VP (-)
The New York Times Co. said [0] it reached a settlement with independent home delivery dealers in the metropolitan New York area that [*T*-1] will free the newspaper to expand home delivery circulation .
Arg0:	[*T*-1] -> that -> a settlement
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	free
Arg1:	the newspaper
Arg3:	to expand home delivery circulation

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


with Arg2 (-)
Despite fears [0] the mine may be partially nationalized [*-2] by the new Namibian government following next month 's elections freeing the country from South African control , De Beers engineers are working [*-1] to extend the mine 's productive life for another 25 years , from the current estimate of 10 .
Arg0:	next month 's elections
REL:	freeing
Arg1:	the country
Arg2-from:	South African control