Predicate: consult

consult: Frames file for 'consult' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entries meet-36.3-1, inquire-37.1.2, and battle-36.4, other framed members include fight. Comparison with fight and meet.

Roleset id: consult.01 , get together with, vncls: 36.3-1 37.1.2 36.4, framnet:

consult.01: Ignore adjectival usages like "a prominent consulting firm".

Roles:

        Arg0: consulter (vnrole: 36.3-1-actor1, 36.4-actor1, 37.1.2-agent)
        Arg1: consulted with (vnrole: 36.3-1-actor2, 36.4-actor2, 37.1.2-recipient)
        Arg2: in regards to... (vnrole: 36.4-topic, 37.1.2-topic)

Example: passive, with topic

        In a statement, Jaguar's board said they-1 ``were not consulted
        *trace*-1 about the (Ridley decision) in advance and were surprised
        at the action taken.''

        Argm-neg: not
        Rel: consulted
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: about the (Ridley decision)
        Argm-tmp: in advance

Example: active, just transitive

        Jaguar was shocked by Mr. Ridley's decision, because management
        had believed [the government]-1 wouldn't lift the golden share without
        *trace*-1 consulting the company first.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: consulting
        Arg1: the company
        Argm-tmp: first