Roleset last.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "extend for some period of time":

Roles:

Arg1:thing that lasts


Arg2:period of time

Examples:

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


prepositional period (-)
The turmoil in junk bonds may last for years, investors and traders say.
Arg1:	The turmoil in junk bonds
ArgM-MOD:	may
REL:	last
Arg2-for:	years

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


not prepositional (-)
Some traders said the popularity of issues that gained yesterday won't last long, as investors will rotate their buying choices over the short term.
Arg1:	the popularity of issues that gained yesterday
ArgM-MOD:	wo
ArgM-NEG:	n't
REL:	last
Arg2:	long
ArgM-CAU:	as investors will rotate their buying choices over the short term