Predicate: refrain
Roleset id: refrain.01 , not do some action, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
refrain.01: REFRAIN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'refrain' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry refrain-69. (from refrain.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| refrain (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: non-agent (vnrole: 69-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: non-action (vnrole: 69-Theme)
Example: usual usage
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: infinitive
The government also urged whites to refrain from panic over growing black protests, such as the massive anti-apartheid rally Sunday on the outskirts of Soweto.
Arg0: whites
Rel: refrain
Arg1: from panic over growing black protests, such as the massive anti-apartheid rally Sunday on the outskirts of Soweto
Example: oddly intransitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive
``[Those who have no money and aren't buying]-1 think it's right *trace*-1 to refrain, but those with money who want to buy for themselves pay no attention,'' says an official of the Japan-U.S. Business Council.
Arg0: *trace*
Rel: refrain