Predicate: bore

bore: Frames file for 'bore' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 21.2-2, Framenet entry Experiencer obj. Note that those refer to different rolesets.

Roleset id: bore.01 , create a hole, vncls: 21.2-2, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: creator of hole, agent (vnrole: 21.2-2-agent)
        Arg1: hole
        Arg2: location of hole (vnrole: 21.2-2-patient)
        Arg3: instrument (vnrole: 21.2-2-instrument)

Example: two of four

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

        [A worm]-2 resides in the operating system of a computer and spreads
        by *trace*-2 boring into other computers contacted through
        networks.

        Arg0: *trace*-2
        Rel: boring
        Arg2: into other computers contacted through networks

Example: all args

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

        John bored holes in Mary's coffee table with a power drill.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: bored
        Arg1: holes
        Arg2: in Mary's coffee table
        Arg3: with a power drill

Roleset id: bore.02 , be dull, vncls: 31.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: boring entity (vnrole: 31.1-cause)
        Arg1: experiencer of boredom (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer)
        Arg2: instrument

Example: adjectival: agentive

        Effectively, "it was boring ME".
        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        A San Francisco lawyer, Mr. Panelli rowed religiously when he
        first got the machine, but, he complains, it left grease marks on
        his carpet, ``and it was boring.

        Arg0: it
        Rel: boring

Example: adjectival: experiencer

        Mr. Azoff was bored by something, we don't know what.
        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        Mr. Azoff reportedly was bored and frequently clashed with top MCA
        management over a number of issues such as compensation and
        business plans.

        Arg1: Mr. Azoff
        Rel: bored

Example: adjectival: agent and experiencer

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

        Eventually viewers may grow bored with the technology and resent
        the cost.

        Argm-tmp: Eventually
        Arg1: viewers
        Rel: bored
        Arg0: with the technology

Example: all args

        I guess that's better than "John bored his dinner guests with a power drill."
        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John bored his dinner guests with stories of his adventures in Peoria.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: bored
        Arg1: his dinner guests
        Arg2: with stories of his adventures in Peoria