Predicate: hold

Roleset id: hold.01 , grasp, bear, keep, vncls: 15.1-1, framnet:

hold.01: hold against: (two meanings)

Roles:

        Arg0: holder (vnrole: 15.1-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing held (vnrole: 15.1-1-theme)
        Arg2: benefactive
        Arg3: secondary attribute of arg1

Example: just transitive

        WR Grace & Co holds a 83.4% interest in the company.

        Arg0: WR Grace & Co
        Rel: holds
        Arg1: a 83.4% interest in the company

Example: with secondary attribute

        Mr. Steinhardt holds USAir as a an investment.

        Arg0: Mr. Steinhardt
        Rel: holds
        Arg1: USAir
        Arg3: as an investment

Example: hold against

        and the ever-popular: If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?
        [John's violent outbursts]-1 are held *trace*-1 against him.

        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Rel: are held
        Arg2: against him

Roleset id: hold.02 , grant, view, declare, vncls: 29.5-1, framnet:

hold.02: taking a clause or a small clause'

Roles:

        Arg0: holder / thinker (vnrole: 29.5-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing held (vnrole: 29.5-1-theme, 29.5-1-predicate)

Example: with a small clause

        [The refund pool]-1 may not be held *trace*-1 hostage

        Rel: held
        Arg1: *trace*-1 hostage

Example: thing held is a sentence

        The Supreme Court held that legislative vetoes are unconstitutional.

        Arg0: The Supreme Court
        Rel: held
        Arg1: that legislative vetoes are unconstitutional

Example: another small clause

        [The economy]-1 was holding *trace*-1 steady.

        Rel: was holding
        Arg1: *trace*-1 steady

Roleset id: hold.03 , keep, last, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: agent
        Arg1: thing lasting
        Arg2: attribute of arg1 (usually a PP)

Example: stock report

        UAL held at a slightly lower level through most of the session.

        Arg1: UAL
        Rel: held
        Arg2: at a slightly lower level
        Argm-tmp: through most of the session

Roleset id: hold.04 , conduct, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: conductor
        Arg1: thing held
        Arg2: with whom

Example: let's have a meeting

        GM's UK unit holds crucial talks today with union officials.

        Arg0: GM's UK unit
        Rel: holds
        Arg1: crucial talks
        Argm-tmp: today
        Arg2: with union officials

Example: passive variant (took place)

        [A buffet breakfast]-1 was held *trace*-1 in the museum.

        Rel: was held
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Argm-loc: in the museum

Example: Arg2 as benefactive

        John held a party for Mary

        Arg0: John
        Rel: held
        Arg1: a party
        Arg2: for Mary

Roleset id: hold.13 , to have or contain (usually abstract), vncls: 54.3, framnet:

hold.13: Roleset added by Miriam.

Roles:

        Arg0: container, possessor, influencer (vnrole: 54.3-location)
        Arg1: contents, attribute (vnrole: 54.3-value)

Example: what the future holds

        [*PRO*] Give us your insights as to what you think [0] the future holds
        [*T*-1].

        Arg0: the future
        Rel: holds
        Arg1: [*T*-1]

Example: hold clues

        The package doesn't hold any clues.

        Arg0: The package
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: hold
        Arg1: any clues

Roleset id: hold.14 , Adhere to, follow, vncls: , framnet: -

hold.14: Frame for hold based on instances in webtext 2.5 (800-899). No relevant framenet or verbnet entry. Comparison to adhere. Framed by Katie.

Roles:

        Arg0: Follower
        Arg1: Policy/rule/given path

Example: Transative verb example

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

        Bunuel stated that he and Dali held to only one rule during the production.

        Arg0: He and Dali
        Rel: Held
        Arg1: to only one rule
        Argm-tmp: during the production


Predicate: hold_on

Roleset id: hold.05 , wait, vncls: , framnet:

hold.05: only as imperative, to my mind, and thus takes only a blank *trace* as Arg0

Roles:

        Arg1: entity waiting

Example: ok, I was wrong

        I-1'm going *trace*-1 to hold on.

        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Rel: hold on

Roleset id: hold.06 , grasp, vncls: 15.1-1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: holder (vnrole: 15.1-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing held (vnrole: 15.1-1-theme)
        Arg2: benefactive

Example: hold me loosely

        Spooked investors should hold on tight to their Jaguar shares.

        Arg0: Spooked investors
        Argm-mod: should
        Rel: hold on
        Argm-mnr: tight
        Arg1: to their Jaguar shares


Predicate: hold_back

Roleset id: hold.07 , restrain, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: restrainer
        Arg1: thing being restrained
        Arg2: thing being held back from

Example: march of progress, and all that

        You can't hold back technology.

        Arg0: You
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: hold back
        Arg1: technology


Predicate: hold_off

Roleset id: hold.08 , wait, delay, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: waiter, delayer
        Arg1: thing delayed

Example: usually with temporal

        Many customers were holding off on purchase decisions until the
        takeover was completed.

        Arg0: Many customers
        Rel: holding off
        Arg1: on purchase decisions
        Argm-tmp: until the takeover was completed.


Predicate: hold_out

Roleset id: hold.09 , wait, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg1: wait-er (not waiter, that's the other sense)
        Arg2: thing waited for
        Argm: period of time waited through

Example: a better offer

        UAL's board might hold out for a new bid much closer to the original
        levels.

        Arg1: UAL's board
        Argm-mod: might
        Rel: hold out
        Arg2: for a new bid much closer to the original levels.

Roleset id: hold.15 , Continue, vncls: , framnet:

hold.15: Roleset based on instances from wsj roleset corrections. Framed by Claire.

Roles:

        Arg0: Agent, causer of continuation
        Arg1: Thing continued
        Arg2: Termination point, continued/waited for what?

Example: No end point mentioned

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

        He also held out little hope of restitution for purchasers of $ 225 million in American Continental subordinated debt .

        Arg0: He
        Argm-adv: also
        Rel: [held] [out]
        Arg1: little hope of restitution for purchasers of $225 million in American Continental subordinated debt.

Example: All arguments

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

        She held out strength for the finish.

        Arg0: She
        Rel: [held] [out]
        Arg1: strength
        Arg2: for the finish.


Predicate: hold_up

hold_up: Hold up can also be in the "keep" roleset: Hold the book up: up is now an attribute of book. Likewise hold down.

Roleset id: hold.10 , restrain, delay, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: restrainer
        Arg1: thing being restrained
        Arg2: thing being held back from

Example: delay

        Nothing-1 was going *trace*-1 to hold up the long-delayed settlement of
        Britton vs. Thomasini.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: hold up
        Arg1: the long-delayed settlement of Britton vs. Thomasini.

Roleset id: hold.11 , persevere, last, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg1: thing lasting

Example: long lasting

        The company's price has held up well.

        Arg1: The company's price
        Rel: held up
        Argm-mnr: well