Predicate: clutch

clutch: Frames file for 'clutch' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: clutch.01 , to grasp and hold tightly, vncls: 15.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: grasper, agent (vnrole: 15.1-Agent)
        Arg1: entity clutched (vnrole: 15.1-Theme)

Example: participle

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

        Brokers clutching thick folders stand in lines , [*-1] waiting their turn [0] [*] to speak to the underwriters [*T*-2] .

        Arg0: Brokers
        Rel: clutching
        Arg1: thick folders

Example: prepositional Arg1

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

        Mr. Noriega believes [0] he-1 has n't any alternative but [*]-1 to continue clutching to power .

        Arg0: [*]
        Rel: clutching
        Arg1: to power


Predicate: clutch_on

Roleset id: clutch.02 , to grasp and hold tightly, vncls: 15.1-1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: grasper, agent (vnrole: 15.1-1-Agent)
        Arg1: entity clutched (vnrole: 15.1-1-Theme)

Example: intransitive

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

        In [*-2] describing that business in general , he says that when the client ca n't repay the loan [*T*-1] , some machikin `` clutch on like hyenas '' and even take over the client 's company .

        Arg0: some machikin
        Rel: [ clutch] [ on]
        ArgM-MNR: like hyenas