Predicate: buy

buy: Frames file for 'buy' based on first sentences in large corpus

Roleset id: buy.01 , purchase, vncls: 13.5.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: buyer (vnrole: 13.5.1-Agent)
        Arg1: thing bought (vnrole: 13.5.1-Theme)
        Arg2: seller (vnrole: 13.5.1-Source)
        Arg3: price paid (vnrole: 13.5.1-Asset)
        Arg4: benefactive (vnrole: 13.5.1-Beneficiary)

Example: Intransitive!

        Consumers who buy at this level are more educated than they were.

        Arg0: Consumers
        Rel: buy
        ArgM-MNR: at this level

Example: Basic transitive:

        They bought $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds

        Arg0: They
        Rel: bought
        Arg1: $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds

Example: With price (often subtle):

        pp
        The holder buys $1000 principal amount of debentures at par.

        Arg0: The holder
        Rel: buys
        Arg1: $1000 principal amount
        Arg3: of debentures at par

Example: With price (often subtle):

        pp
        TV stations bought "Cosby" reruns for record prices.

        Arg0: TV stations
        Rel: bought
        Arg1: "Cosby" reruns
        Arg3: for record prices

Example: With seller:

        The company bought a wheel-loader from Dresser.

        Arg0: The company
        Rel: bought
        Arg1: a wheel-loader
        Arg2: from Dresser

Example: With benefactive:

        John bought his mother a dozen roses

        Arg0: John
        Rel: bought
        Arg4: his mother
        Arg1: a dozen roses

Example: With benefactive:

        John bought a dozen roses for his mother

        Arg0: John
        Rel: bought
        Arg1: a dozen roses
        Arg4: for his mother

Example: With purpose clause:

        The company bought sugar on the world market to meet export commitments

        Arg0: The company
        Rel: bought
        Arg1: sugar
        ArgM-LOC: on the world market
        ArgM-PNC: to meet export commitments

Example: In a compound:

        lower interest rates has spurred dollar buying by Japanese institutions.

        Arg1: dollar
        Rel: buying
        Arg0: by Japanese institutions

Example: with direction

        Some companies have used cash to buy back some of their shares

        Arg0: Some companies
        Rel: to buy
        ArgM-DIR: back
        Arg1: some of their shares


Predicate: buy_up

Roleset id: buy.02 , purchase extensively, vncls: 13.5.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: buyer (vnrole: 13.5.1-Agent)
        Arg1: thing bought (vnrole: 13.5.1-Theme)
        Arg2: seller (vnrole: 13.5.1-Source)
        Arg3: price paid (vnrole: 13.5.1-Asset)
        Arg4: benefactive (vnrole: 13.5.1-Beneficiary)

Example: phrasal, With purpose clause:

        The company bought up sugar on the world market to meet export commitments

        Arg0: The company
        Rel: [bought] [up]
        Arg1: sugar
        ArgM-LOC: on the world market
        ArgM-PNC: to meet export commitments


Predicate: buy_out

Roleset id: buy.03 , purchase completely, vncls: 13.5.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: buyer (vnrole: 13.5.1-Agent)
        Arg1: thing bought (vnrole: 13.5.1-Theme)
        Arg2: seller (vnrole: 13.5.1-Source)
        Arg3: price paid (vnrole: 13.5.1-Asset)
        Arg4: benefactive (vnrole: 13.5.1-Beneficiary)

Example: Basic transitive: phrasal

        They bought out $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds

        Arg0: They
        Rel: [bought] [out]
        Arg1: $2.4 billion in Fannie Mae bonds