Predicate: sneak

Roleset id: sneak.01 , move stealthily, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

sneak.01: SNEAK-V NOTES: Based on financial subcorpus. Member of VNcls run-51.3.2, send-11.1-1. Updated by Julia, 11/2010. (from sneak.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
sneak (v.)Self_motion

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity sneaking (vnrole: 51.3.2-2-Theme, 51.3.2-2-Agent, 11.1-1-Agent)
        Arg1-GOL: destination (vnrole: 11.1-1-Destination)
        Arg2-DIR: source (vnrole: 11.1-1-Initial_Location)
        Arg3-PPT: surreptitious cargo (vnrole: 51.3.2-2-Theme, 11.1-1-Theme)

Example: no source

        ...they waited a few months and then sneaked back into it.

        Arg0: they
        Argm-tmp: then
        Rel: sneaked
        Argm-dir: back
        Arg1: into it

Example: with source

        John sneaked from school to work.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: sneaked
        Arg2: from school
        Arg1: to work

Example: with cargo

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        British customs officers said they'd arrested eight men sneaking 111 rare snakes into Britain -- including one man who strapped a pair of boa constrictors under his armpits.

        Arg0: eight men
        Rel: sneaking
        Arg3: 111 rare snakes
        Arg1: into Britain
        Argm-adv: including one man who strapped a pair of boa constrictors under his armpits

Roleset id: sneak.02 , steal, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

sneak.02: SNEAK-V NOTES: Based on financial subcorpus. Member of VNcls steal-10.5, send-11.1-1. (from sneak.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
sneak (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: thief (vnrole: 10.5-1-Agent, 11.1-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: stolen object (vnrole: 10.5-1-Theme, 11.1-1-Theme)
        Arg2-DIR: stolen-from (vnrole: 10.5-1-Source, 11.1-1-Initial_Location)

Example: all args

        John sneaked (snuck?) a dozen hard-boiled eggs out of the dining hall in his underwear.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: sneaked (snuck?)
        Arg1: a dozen hard-boiled eggs
        Arg2: out of the dining hall
        Argm-mnr: in his underwear


Predicate: sneaky

Roleset id: sneaky.03 , deceiving, surrepticious, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

sneaky.03: SNEAKY-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-2,3. (from sneaky.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
sneaky (j.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: the sneak
        Arg1-PRD: sneaky action

Example: arg0

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

        What makes this wave of IEDs worse is that the devices are getting more effective . Frankly I 've been shocked at how good the Iraqis are with these things right from the start . I mean , after that shameful performance in GW I , did you expect these bastards to be so sneaky , patient , and smart ? I knew this war was a bad idea , but even I never realized what we 'd be up against .

        Arg0: these bastards
        Argm-ext: so
        Rel: sneaky