Predicate: siphon
Roleset id: siphon.01 , to convey through or as if through a siphon, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
siphon.01: SIPHON-V NOTES: Member of VNcls funnel-9.3, wipe_instr-10.4.2-1. Updated by Julia, 11/2010. (from siphon.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| siphon (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: conveyor (vnrole: 9.3-Agent, 10.4.2-1-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: entity siphoned (vnrole: 9.3-Theme, 10.4.2-1-Theme)
Arg2-DIR: siphoned from (vnrole: 10.4.2-1-Initial_Location)
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
One son sacrifices his own career so that his avaricious brother can succeed , while another helps support the family with money-1 siphoned [*]-1 from crime .
Rel: siphoned
Arg1: [*]-1
Arg2: from crime
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Included was the charge that Sindona siphoned $ 45 million [*U*] of Franklin funds for his other ventures .
Arg0: Sindona
Rel: siphoned
Arg1: $ 45 million [*U*] of Franklin funds
Argm-gol: for his other ventures
Predicate: siphon_off
Roleset id: siphon_off.02 , to convey through or as if through a siphon, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
siphon_off.02: SIPHON_OFF-V NOTES: (from siphon.02-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| siphon_off (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: conveyor, agent
Arg1-PPT: entity siphoned
Arg2-DIR: siphoned from
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
Beyond that , many big oil , chemical and airline companies are siphoning off big chunks of the market by [*-1] insuring themselves through `` captive '' offshore companies for industry-specific coverage .
Argm-dis: Beyond that
Arg0: many big oil , chemical and airline companies
Rel: [ siphoning] [ off]
Arg1: big chunks of the market
Argm-mnr: by [*-1] insuring themselves through `` captive '' offshore companies for industry-specific coverage