Roleset smoke.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "emit smoke":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of smoke emission


Arg1:substance smoking

Examples:

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


rather metaphorical (-)
He smoked Toronto in the playoffs with six hits, seven walks and eight stolen bases in 22 at bats, and continued that by going 3-for-3 at the plate Sunday, along with walking, stealing a base and scoring a run.
Arg0:	He
REL:	smoked
Arg1:	Toronto
ArgM-TMP:	in the playoffs
ArgM-MNR:	with six hits, seven walks and eight stolen bases in 22 at bats

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


ergative, more concrete (-)
John's bonfire, instead of burning vigorously, just smoked.
Arg1:	John's bonfire
Argm-ADV:	instead of burning vigorously
Argm-DIS:	just
REL:	smoked

Roleset smoke.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "smoke cigarettes":

Roles:

Arg0:smoker


Arg1:cigarettes (etc)

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Indeed, RJR Nabisco is currently under fire for having sent 80-second videotapes touting its Now brand to consumers who *trace* smoke American Brands' Carltons.
Arg0:	*trace* -> who -> consumers
REL:	smoke
Arg1:	American Brands ' Carltons

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


intransitive (-)
While nearly equal percentages of black and white women currently smoke, in both sexes more whites have given up smoking than blacks.
Arg0:	nearly equal percentages of black and white women
ArgM-TMP:	currently
REL:	smoke

Roleset smoke.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "imbue smoky flavor":

Roles:

Arg0:smoker


Arg1:thing acquiring smoky flavor

Examples:

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


smoked meat (-)
A law went on the books in January that let him smoke bacon without breeding pigs.
Arg0:	him
REL:	smoke
Arg1:	bacon
ArgM-ADV:	without breeding pigs