Roleset spit.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "eject saliva":

Roles:

Arg0:spitter


Arg1:explicit mention of saliva


Arg2:spat-on

Examples:

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


he was despised (-)
Men spit on Him.
Arg0:	Men
REL:	spit
Arg2-on:	Him

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
Means is apparently the name of a person

intransitive (-)
Means spit and edged on.
Arg0:	Means
REL:	spit

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


with arg1 (-)
He spent long hours before the TV *trace* spitting out promises of revenge.
Arg0:	*trace* -> He
REL:	spitting
Arg1-out:	promises of revenge