Roleset tick.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make sounds like a clock":

Roles:

Arg0:ticker

Examples:

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


metaphorical (-)
Some litigators scoff at the notion that a sociologist knows more than they do about what makes a jury tick.
Arg0:	a jury
REL:	tick

Roleset tick.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "make angry":

Roles:

Arg0:cause of anger


Arg1:angry entity

Examples:

person: third tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


sentential arg0 (-)
Mr. Agnos complained that he was ``ticked [*-1] off'' that Vice President Dan Quayle, who toured the earthquake site Wednesday, didn't schedule a private meeting with him.
REL:	[ ticked] [ off]
Arg1:	[*-1] -> he
Arg0:	that Vice President Dan Quayle, who toured the earthquake site Wednesday, didn't schedule a private meeting with him

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


more clear (-)
John ticks Mary off every time he puts his feet on the dining room table.
Arg0:	John
REL:	ticks off
Arg1:	Mary
Argm-TMP:	every time he puts his feet on the dining room table

Roleset tick.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "enumerate":

Roles:

Arg0:counter, agent


Arg1:thing(s) counted

Examples:

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


one two three... (-)
He ticks off several major differences between now and two years ago.
Arg0:	He
REL:	[ ticks] [ off]
Arg1:	several major differences between now and two years ago