Roleset swoop.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "To make a sudden sweeping movement, as a bird descending upon its prey.":

Roles:

Arg0:swooper

Examples:

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


destination (-)
The other trotted over and swooped at the tiny puddle.
Arg0:	The other
REL:	swooped
Argm-DIR:	at the tiny puddle

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


with particle of direction (-)
His hands snatched at an imaginary bucket, [*-3] swooping down hard to grab it and coming away with equal snap like a ball that's been bounced hard.
Arg0:	[*-3] -> His hands
REL:	swooping
Argm-DIR:	down
Argm-MNR:	hard
Argm-PNC:	to grab it

Roleset swoop.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "to grab with a swooping motion":

Roles:

Arg0:grabber


Arg1:grabbed

Examples:

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


swoop ya, there it is (-)
Maude swooped up the cup and hiked up her top hoop as if about to take off with a racing start.
Arg0:	Maude
REL:	[swooped][up]
Arg1:	the cup