Roleset protect.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "shield from danger":

Roles:

Arg0:protector


Arg1:protected


Arg2:danger


Arg3:instrument

Examples:

agentive subject and instrument (-)
Republicans want *trace* to protect the measure by combining it with two politically popular issues that Democrats would find hard to vote against.
Arg0:	*trace*=Republicans
REL:	protect
Arg1:	the measure
Arg3-by:	combining it with two politically popular issues that Democrats would find hard to vote against.




instrumental subject (-)
Mr. Wilder introduced a bill *trace-1* *trace-2* to protect rape victims from unfounded interrogation.
Arg3:	*trace-2*=*trace-1*=a bill
REL:	protect
Arg1:	rape victims
Arg2-from:	unfounded interrogation




passivized (-)
The information is protected *trace* by attorney-client priviledge.
Arg1:	*trace*=The information
REL:	protected
Arg3-by:	attorney-client priviledge

The protector/instrument distinction largely comes down to intentionality. Instrumental subjects seem to be much more common.