Predicate: construct

construct: Frames file for 'construct' based on sentences in wsj and automatic expansion via verbnet.

Roleset id: construct.01 , build, vncls: 26.4 45.4, framnet: Building

construct.01: Member of VNcls create-26.4, other_cos-45.4.

Roles:

        An end state is probably very rare with "construct.". I'm not sure args1-4 can all appear at once.
        Arg0: builder (vnrole: 26.4-agent, 45.4-agent)
        Arg1: construction (vnrole: 26.4-product, 45.4-patient)
        Arg2: material, start state (vnrole: 26.4-material)
        Arg4: end state of arg1 (vnrole: 26.4-product)

Example: straight transitive

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

        If he-1 were able *trace*-1 to construct a popular and efficient
        corporatist system, he or his heir would be wellplaced to rein in
        political opposition, and to re-establish control in Eastern
        Europe.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: construct
        Arg1: a popular and efficient corporatist system

Example: locative?

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        But the music has its charm, and Mr. Glass has constructed his
        solo program around a move from the simple to the relatively
        complex.

        Arg0: Mr. Glass
        Rel: constructed
        Arg1: his solo program
        Argm-loc: around a move from the simple to the relatively complex

Example: end state as predicate

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

        Indexes-1 can be constructed *trace*-1 to serve social goals, such as
        eliminating the stocks of companies doing business in South
        Africa.

        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: constructed
        Arg1: *trace*
        Argm-prp: to serve social goals, such as eliminating the stocks of companies doing business in South Africa

Example: with start state

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

        John constructed an entire dissertation out of the bits and pieces
        of knowledge granted him by his advisor.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: constructed
        Arg1: an entire dissertation
        Arg2: out of the bits and pieces of knowledge granted him by his advisor.

Example: With end state

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

        We had three or four long jam sessions and using Pro Tools, we constructed it into a song.

        Argm-mnr: using Pro Tools
        Arg0: we
        Rel: constructed
        Arg1: it
        Arg4: into a song