Roleset sip.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to drink in small quantities ":

Roles:

Arg0:drinker, agent


Arg1:drink


Arg2:container

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
He sipped tea sweetened with honey from his high-backed leather chair at his bench , while [*-1] scribbling notes ordering spectators to stop whispering or to take off their hats in his courtroom .
Arg0:	He
REL:	sipped
Arg1:	tea sweetened with honey
ArgM-LOC:	his high-backed leather chair at his bench
ArgM-TMP:	while [*-1] scribbling notes ordering spectators to stop whispering or to take off their hats in his courtroom

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


with arg2 (-)
John sipped his beer from a 50-gallon drum.
Arg0:	John
REL:	sipped
Arg1:	his beer
Arg2-from:	from a 50-gallon drum