Roleset presage.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "show the future":

Roles:

Arg0:sign


Arg1:future

Examples:

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


pretty simple, really (-)
Analysts said the move could presage even harsher action by the banks.
Arg0:	the move
ArgM-MOD:	could
REL:	presage
Arg1:	even harsher action by the banks

Presage seems to always take a negative-valued arg1.