Predicate: sell

Roleset id: sell.01 , commerce: seller, giving in exchange for money, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

sell.01: SELL-V NOTES: Member of VNcls give-13.1-1. (from sell.01-v) SALE-N NOTES: Roleset based on sell.01. Verbnet class give-13.1-1. Framed by Katie. (from sale.01-n) SELLING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on sell-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls give-13.1-1. (from selling.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
sell (v.)Commerce_sell
sale (n.)
make_sale (l.)
selling (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: Seller (vnrole: 13.1-1-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: Thing Sold (vnrole: 13.1-1-theme)
        Arg2-GOL: Buyer (vnrole: 13.1-1-recipient)
        Arg3-VSP: Price Paid
        Arg4-GOL: Benefactive

Example: sell-v: intransitive

        They-1 have *trace*-1 to sell when things look like they're falling.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: sell
        Argm-tmp: when things look like they're falling

Example: sell-v: Ergative

        A painting by August Strindberg sold at auction in Stockholm.

        Arg1: A painting by August Strindberg
        Rel: sold
        Argm-loc: at auction
        Argm-loc: in Stockholm

Example: sell-v: basic transitive

        Dead-eyed men selling four-year-old copies of Cosmopolitan

        Arg0: Dead-eyed men
        Rel: selling
        Arg1: four-year-old copies of Cosmopolitan

Example: sell-v: strange sellers

        A more recent novel has sold more than 4 million copies.

        Arg1: A more recent novel
        Rel: sold
        Argm-ext: more than 4 million copies

Example: sell-v: ergative with price

        Individual copies sell for $3.95

        Arg1: Individual copies
        Rel: sell
        Arg3: for $3.95

Example: sell-v: agentive with price

        Al Brownstein sold it for $60 a bottle.

        Arg0: Al Brownstein
        Rel: sold
        Arg1: it
        Arg3: for $60 a bottle

Example: sell-v: semi-idiomatic

        Day traders sell the company' stock short.

        Arg0: Day traders
        Rel: sell
        Arg1: the company's stock
        Arg3: short

Example: sell-v: with buyer

        It will sell the ad time to its clients at a discount

        Arg0: It
        Rel: sell
        Arg1: the ad time
        Arg2: to its clients
        Arg3: at a discount

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG4

        Instead , it is to seek out corporate financing business and sell investment products on behalf of the family 's mainstay banking units : N M Rothschild and Sons Ltd. in London , Rothschild and Cie. in Paris and Rothschild Bank AG in Zurich .

        Arg0: it
        Rel: sell
        Arg1: investment products
        Arg4: on behalf of the family 's mainstay banking units : N M Rothschild and Sons Ltd. in London , Rothschild and Cie. in Paris and Rothschild Bank AG in Zurich

Example: sale-n: Example with args 1, 2, and 3, but not 0 because of the interviening verb

        it completed the sale of Phenix-Transmission Co. to BishopPipeline Co. , for $ 17 million in cash and notes

        Rel: sale
        Arg1: of Phenix-Transmission Co.
        Arg2: to Bishop Pipeline Co.
        Arg3: for $ 17 million in cash and notes

Example: sale-n: Example with args 0, 1, and 2

        a Whitbread sale of brewing operations to Scottish& Newcastle

        Arg0: Whitbread
        Rel: sale
        Arg1: of brewing operations
        Arg2: to Scottish& Newcastle

Example: sale-n: Example with args 1 and 2

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The measure allows the sale of food and medicine to Cuba.

        Rel: sale
        Arg1: of food and medicine
        Arg2: to Cuba

Example: sale-n: Example with args 0, 1, and tmp

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Her sale of the stock the day before the price collapsed.

        Arg0: Her
        Rel: sale
        Arg1: of the stock
        Argm-tmp: the day before the price collapsed

Example: selling-n: just arg1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The most volatile form of program trading is index arbitrage -- the rapid - fire , computer - guided buying and selling of stocks

        Argm-mnr: rapid-fire
        Argm-mnr: computer-guided
        Rel: selling
        Arg1: of stocks

Example: selling-n: arg0 and more argMs

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Tokyo stocks closed easier , posting their first loss in six trading days , partly because of programmed index - linked selling by trust investment funds in the afternoon session .

        Argm-prd: programmed
        Argm-mnr: index-linked
        Rel: selling
        Arg0: by trust investment funds
        Argm-tmp: in the afternoon session

Example: selling-n: args 1 and 3

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        A "put option" allows the selling of the stock for a set price at a future date.

        Rel: selling
        Arg1: of the stock
        Arg3: for a set price
        Argm-tmp: at a future date

Example: selling-n: arg2

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Locals in that area are against selling of the house to a minority community family

        Rel: selling
        Arg1: of the house
        Arg2: to a minority community family

Example: selling-n: arg4

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Thank you for all you did with the selling of the house for me.

        Rel: selling
        Arg1: of the house
        Arg4: for me


Predicate: sell_out

Roleset id: sell_out.02 , give in to the man, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

sell_out.02: SELL_OUT-V NOTES: (from sell.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
sell_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity selling out
        Arg1-PPT: entity sold out

Example: ARG0

        He left a message accusing Mr. Darman of selling out .

        Arg0: Mr. Darman
        Rel: [selling][out]

Example: sell_out-v: left

        The Coalition of the Left and Progress had sold out its leftist tenets by collaborating in a right-wing plot aimed at ousting PASOK and thwarting the course of socialism in Greece.

        Arg0: the coalition of the Left and Progress
        Rel: [sold][out]
        Arg1: it leftist tenets
        Argm-mnr: by collaborating with...

Roleset id: sell_out.03 , sell until none is/are left, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

sell_out.03: SELL_OUT-V NOTES: (from sell.03-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
sell_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: Seller
        Arg1-PPT: Thing Sold
        Arg2-GOL: Buyer
        Arg3-VSP: Price Paid
        Arg4-GOL: Benefactive

Example: sell_out-v: ergative

        The new Harry Potter book sold out within 20 minutes.

        Arg1: The new Harry Potter book
        Rel: [sold] [out]
        Argm-tmp: within 20 minutes

Example: sell_out-v: arg1 as PP

        Amazon.com sold out of the new Harry Potter book within 20 minutes.

        Arg0: Amazon.com
        Rel: [sold] [out]
        Arg1: of the new Harry Potter book
        Argm-tmp: within 20 minutes


Predicate: sell_off

Roleset id: sell_off.04 , sell, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

sell_off.04: SELL_OFF-V NOTES: (from sell.04-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
sell_off (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: Seller
        Arg1-PPT: Thing Sold
        Arg2-GOL: Buyer
        Arg3-VSP: Price Paid
        Arg4-GOL: Benefactive

Example: sell_off-v: turn a profit

        He sold off the US$ 200 *U* check that *T* had been provided * for his airfare, bought a ticket for travel between Keelung and Kobe by ship, and handed the balance to his father.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ sold] [ off]
        Arg1: the US$ 200 *U* check that *T* had been provided * for his airfare.

Example: sell_off-v: movin' to the city

        They sold off thier land in the country, left their old homes, and moved to the city.

        Arg0: They
        Rel: [sold] [off]
        Arg1: their land
        Argm-loc: in the country


Predicate: sale

Roleset id: sale.05 , alternate expression of sell; put on sale, put up for sale, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

sale.05: SALE-V NOTES: Roleset based on instances in BOLT P01 Task 3. Framed by Claire. Comparison to sell. (from sale.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
sale (v.)

Roles:

        See "sell" for examples of other arguments. (from sale.01-v)
        Arg0-PAG: seller
        Arg1-PPT: thing sold
        Arg2-GOL: buyer, sold to whom
        Arg3-VSP: price paid
        Arg4-VSP: benefactive

Example: sale-v: with expression of price

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        I have been searching for some time now , and I ca n't seem to find a dropshipper that-1 *-1 sales merchandise low enough so I could profit from it .

        Argm-slc: that-1 *--> [a dropshipper]
        Arg0: *-1
        Rel: sales
        Arg1: merchandise
        Arg3: low enough
        Argm-prp: so I could profit from it.

Example: sale-v

        Orange Box is selling like mad in my town right now, so they saled it, only 19.99 per box.

        Arg0: they
        Rel: saled
        Arg1: it
        Arg3: only 19.99 per box