Roleset overwhelm.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "overwhelm":

Roles:

Arg0:overwhelmer


Arg1:patient, overwhelmed


Arg2:instrument or manner

Examples:

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


just transitive (-)
The issue's smooth absorption eased fears that supply would overwhelm demand in coming sessions, traders said.
Arg0:	supply
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	overwhelm
Arg1:	demand
ArgM-TMP:	in coming sessions

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


all args (-)
John overwhelmed his dissertation committee with the brilliance of his arguments.
Arg0:	John
REL:	overwhelmed
Arg1:	his dissertation committee
Arg2-with:	the brilliance of his arguments

Only use the instrument arg when the agent arg is also present.