Roleset wax.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "apply wax to":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, waxer


Arg1:thing waxed


Arg2:explicit mention of wax

Examples:

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


single arg (-)
Mr. Broderick, the Massachusetts grower, says the ``big boss'' at a supermarket chain even rejected his Red Delicious recently because they weren't waxed and brushed [*-1] for extra shine.
ArgM-NEG:	n't
REL:	waxed
Arg1:	[*-1] -> they
ArgM-PNC:	for extra shine

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


all args (-)
John waxed the kitchen floor with candle wax.
Arg0:	John
REL:	waxed
Arg1:	the kitchen floor
Arg2-with:	candle wax

Roleset wax.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "grow":

Roles:

Arg1:thing growing

Examples:

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


stretching to fit John in (-)
Like the moon, every month John's waistline waxes and wanes.
Argm-MNR:	Like the moon
Argm-TMP:	every month
Arg1:	John's waistline
REL:	waxes

Roleset wax.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "become":

Roles:

Arg1:topic


Arg2:description

Examples:

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


verging on idiomatic (-)
The visitor waxed [*] enthusiastic and promised to return.
Arg1:	The visitor
REL:	waxed
Arg2:	[*] enthusiastic

Similarly 'wax eloquent' etc.