Predicate: bat

bat: Frames file for 'bat' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entries 17.1 and 40.3.2, Framenet entry Body movement.

Roleset id: bat.01 , move in a swinging or fluttering motion, vncls: 40.3.2, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: batter, agent (vnrole: 40.3.2-Agent)
        Arg1: eye(s) (vnrole: 40.3.2-Patient)

Example: not nervous

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

        John didn't bat an eyelash.

        Arg0: John
        Argm-NEG: n't
        Rel: bat
        Arg1: an eyelash

Example: with predication

        Mike-1, *PRO*-1 off balance, managed *PRO*-1 to bat the muzzle away a
        moment before it exploded.

        Arg0: *PRO*-1
        Rel: bat
        Arg1: the muzzle
        ArgM-PRD: away
        ArgM-TMP: a moment before it exploded

Roleset id: bat.02 , play baseball, vncls: 17.2, framnet:

bat.02: Likewise `bat .400'

Roles:

        Arg0: batter (vnrole: 17.2-Agent)
        Arg1: position or stats (vnrole: 17.2-Theme)

Example: ey, batta batta

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

        The A-men batting Nos. 6 through 9, a.k.a. the ``bottom of the
        order,'' got seven of their team's 11 hits and scored four of its
        runs in a 5-0 decision.

        Arg0: The A-men
        Rel: batting
        Arg1: Nos. 6 through 9, a.k.a. the ``bottom of the order,''


Predicate: bat_in

Roleset id: bat.03 , bring in runs by hitting a baseball, vncls: 17.1-1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: batter (vnrole: 17.1-1-Agent)
        Arg1: runs (vnrole: 17.1-1-Theme)

Example: more baseball

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

        They combined for 25 hits, six home runs and [24 runs]*-1 batted in [*-1]
        in the five games against the Cubs.

        Rel: [ batted] [ in]
        Arg1: [*-1]