Roleset possess.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "have, own":

Roles:

Arg0:possessor


Arg1:possession

Examples:

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


straight transitive (-)
But Mr. Hahn rose swiftly through the ranks, demonstrating a raw intelligence that he says he knew he possessed *trace* early on.
Arg0:	he
REL:	possessed
Arg1:	*trace* -> that -> a raw intelligence

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


prepositional variant (-)
His answer is one ``possessed *trace* of a dignity in keeping with his position.''
Arg0:	*trace* -> one
REL:	possessed
Arg1-of:	a dignity in keeping with his position

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


not sure if this is the same roleset (-)
John is possessed *trace* by evil spirits. Mostly tequila.
Arg1:	*trace* -> John
REL:	possessed
Arg0-by:	evil spirits