Roleset hurt.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause damage to":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity causing damage


Arg1:patient, entity experiencing hurt/damage


Arg2:instrument


Arg3:benefactive

Examples:

instrumental (-)
Countries with inadequate protections for intellectual-property rights could be hurting themselves by discouraging their own scientists and authors and by deterring US high-technology firms from investing or marketing their best products there.
Arg0:	Countries with inadequate protections for intellectual-property right
Argm-MOD:	could
REL:	hurting
Arg1-REC:	themselves
Arg2-by:	discouraging their own scientists and authors
Arg2-by:	deterring US high-technology firms from investing or marketing their best products there




with benefactive (-)
Lower prices hurt margins for most products.
Arg0:	Lower prices
REL:	hurt
Arg1:	margins
Arg3-for:	most products

Roleset hurt.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "be experiencing pain":

Roles:

Arg1:patient, entity experiencing pain

Examples:

cf climb (-)
After climbing the mountain, John's arms and legs hurt bad..
Argm-TMP:	After climbing the mountain
Arg1:	John's arms and legs
REL:	hurt
Argm-MNR:	bad

It may be hard at times to distinguish between these two rolesets / senses. Fortunately most of the argument structure maps easily.