Roleset trot.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "mode of motion":

Roles:

ArgA:causative agent


Arg0:trotter


Arg1:path

Examples:

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


nice transitive (-)
John's horse trotted down the path.
Arg0:	John's horse
REL:	trotted
Arg1-DIR:	down the path

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


unpleasant causal agent (-)
John trotted his horse to the barn.
ArgA:	John
REL:	trotted
Arg0:	his horse
Arg1-to:	the barn

Roleset trot.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "introduce, bring out/up":

Roles:

Arg0:introducer


Arg1:thing being brought up

Examples:

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


basic transitive (-)
They trotted out another crop of instant commercials after the sudden market dip a few weeks ago.
Arg0:	They
REL:	[ trotted] [ out]
Arg1:	another crop of instant commercials
ArgM-TMP:	after the sudden market dip
ArgM-TMP:	a few weeks ago

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


passivized (-)
So every time a Bush official raises a doubt about Mr. Gorbachev, the Washington community shouts ``Cold War'' and ``timidity,'' and an administration spokesman is quickly trotted out *trace* to reply, ``Mr. Bush wants perestroika to succeed.''
ArgM-MNR:	quickly
REL:	[ trotted] [ out]
Arg1:	*trace* -> an administration spokesman
ArgM-PNC:	to reply, ``Mr. Bush wants perestroika to succeed