Predicate: steal

Roleset id: steal.01 , to commit theft, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

steal.01: STEAL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'steal' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from steal.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
steal (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: thief, agent (vnrole: 10.5-1-Agent, 13.5.1-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing stolen (vnrole: 10.5-1-Theme, 13.5.1-1-Theme)
        Arg2-DIR: stolen from (vnrole: 10.5-1-Source, 13.5.1-1-Source)

Example: all arguments

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

        Thieves stole a 12th century fresco from an abandoned church in Camerino , Italy , by [*-3] removing the entire wall on which the work had been painted [*-1][*T*-4] , police said [0] [*T*-2] ... .

        Arg0: Thieves
        Rel: stole
        Arg1: a 12th century fresco
        Arg2: from an abandoned church in Camerino , Italy ,
        ArgM-MNR: by [*-3] removing the entire wall on which the work had been painted [*-1][*T*-4]

Example: transitive

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

        AIDS dementia -- which [*T*-1] gradually steals children 's ability [*]to speak , walk and think -- is often the most striking aspect of the pediatric syndrome .

        Arg0: [*T*-1]
        ArgM-RCL: which -> AIDS dementia
        ArgM-MNR: gradually
        Rel: steals
        Arg1: children 's ability [*] to speak , walk and think


Predicate: steal_away

Roleset id: steal_away.02 , steal away, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

steal_away.02: STEAL_AWAY-V NOTES: (from steal.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
steal_away (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: one(s) hiding, stealing away
        Arg1-PPT: thing stolen away with

Example: with direction argument

        Wilson stole away into the night.

        Arg0: Wilson
        Rel: [stole][away]
        ArgM-DIR: into the night

Example: with location argument

        Bertha stole away underneath the floorboards.

        Arg0: Bertha
        Rel: [stole] [away]
        ArgM-LOC: underneath the floorboards