Roleset ring.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to (cause) to make a sound of a bell ":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of ringing


Arg1:bell


Arg2:ring for

Examples:

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


passive (-)
According to a nationwide survey taken [*] a year ago , nearly a third of England 's church bells are no longer rung [*-1] on Sundays because there is no one [0] [*T*-2] to ring them .
ArgM-TMP:	no longer
REL:	rung
Arg1:	[*-1] -> nearly a third of England 's church bells
ArgM-TMP:	on Sundays
ArgM-CAU:	because there is no one [0] [*T*-2] to ring them

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


with Arg2 (-)
`` [*-1] To ring for even one service at this tower , we have [*-1] to scrape , '' says [*T*-2] Mr. Hammond , a retired water-authority worker .
Arg0:	we -> [*-1]
REL:	ring
Arg2-for:	even one service
ArgM-LOC:	at this tower

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


intransitive with Arg0 (-)
One survey says that of the 100,000 trained bellringers in England today , only 40,000 of them still ring .
Arg0:	only 40,000 of them
ArgM-TMP:	still
REL:	ring

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: participle


intransitive with Arg1 (-)
There were too many phones ringing and too many things happening [*] to expect market makers to be as efficient as robots .
Arg1:	too many phones
REL:	ringing

Roleset ring.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "to surround":

Roles:

Arg1:entity surrounding


Arg2:entity surrounded

Examples:

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


both arguments (-)
Meanwhile , in the squat office buildings that [*T*-1] ring Fashion Island , the odds [*ICH*-3] are good that someone is getting fleeced [*-2] .
Arg1:	[*T*-1] -> that -> the squat office buildings
REL:	ring
Arg2:	Fashion Island

Roleset ring.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "telephone":

Roles:

Arg0:caller


Arg1:called

Examples:

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


London calling... (-)
With sudden energy , she went to the phone and rang Holden 's office and asked for him .
ArgM-MNR:	With sudden energy
Arg0:	she
REL:	rang
Arg1:	Holden 's office

Typically British.

Roleset ring.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "to record":

Roles:

Arg0:recorder


Arg1:entity rung up

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Younkers rang up sales [*ICH*-1] in 1988 of $ 313 million [*U*] .
Arg0:	Younkers
REL:	[ rang] [ up]
Arg1:	[ sales [*ICH*-1]] [ of $ 313 million [*U*]]
ArgM-TMP:	in 1988