Roleset repel.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "fight or scare off":

Roles:

Arg0:intentional agent


Arg1:repelled entity


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

agentive (-)
Sea Containers Ltd., in a long-awaited move *trace* to repel a hostile takeover bid, said it will sell $1.1 billion of assets and use some of the proceeds to buy about 50% of its common shares for $70 apiece.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Sea Containers Ltd.
REL:	repel
Arg1:	a hostile takeover bid




agentive with instrument (-)
John repelled Mary with his atrocious breath.
Arg0:	John
REL:	repelled
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-with:	his atrocious breath




instrumental subject (-)
John's atrocious breath repelled Mary.
Arg0:	John's atrocious breath
REL:	repelled
Arg1:	Mary