Roleset persist.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "continue":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent


Arg1:thing continuing, persisting

Examples:

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


typically ergative (-)
They said they expect the bearish mood to persist a while longer, as trading volume is falling toward the end of the year and the market is becoming more volatile.
Arg1:	the bearish mood
REL:	persist
ArgM-TMP:	a while longer

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


with agent (-)
John persists in tormenting Mary.
Arg0:	John
REL:	persists
Arg1-in:	tormenting Mary

The torment of Mary is what is really persisting; John is simply causing that torment to continue.