Predicate: lay

lay: Frames file for 'lay' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet class put_spatial-9.2, no other framed members.

Roleset id: lay.01 , put, set, cause to exist at some location, vncls: 9.2, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: layer (vnrole: 9.2-agent)
        Arg1: thing laid (vnrole: 9.2-theme)
        Arg2: location (vnrole: 9.2-destination)

Example: lay hands on, uncertain tracing

        That leaves the pilots still in need of cash totaling around $1
        billion -- [far more]-1 than either they or the flight attendants can
        lay their hands on *trace*-1 from retirement funds alone.

        Arg0: either they or the flight attendants
        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: lay
        Arg1: their hands
        Arg2: on *trace*
        Argm-adv: from retirement funds alone

Example: more transparent meaning

        John laid his books on the stove.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: laid
        Arg1: his books
        Arg2: on the stove

Example: without location

        Chickens lay eggs.

        Arg0: Chickens
        Rel: lay
        Arg1: eggs

Example: Why 'out' has to be dir rather than arg 2

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

        [More shirts and sweaters -1] will be laid [ *- 1] out on tables instead of sitting behind glass cases

        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: laid
        Arg1: [ *- 1]
        Argm-dir: out
        Arg2: on tables
        Argm-prd: instead of sitting behind glass cases


Predicate: lay_on

lay_on: Frame for 'lay on' is based on sentences from ectb2.

Roleset id: lay.03 , use or employ, vncls: , framnet:

lay.03: Frameset created by Jena

Roles:

        Arg0: agent
        Arg1: thing employed

Example:

        The director lays on the tragedy a little too thick.

        Arg0: the director
        Rel: [ laying] [ on]
        Arg1: the tradgedy
        Argm-mnr: a little too thick


Predicate: lay_off

Roleset id: lay.02 , fire, cease employment, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: (former) employer
        Arg1: (former) employee

Example: economic downturn

        Xerox Corp. has told employees in its Crum & Forster personal
        insurance operations that it is laying off about 300 people, or
        25% of the staff.

        Arg0: it
        Rel: [ laying] [ off]
        Arg1: about 300 people , or 25 % of the staff

Example: leave alone

        The Clinton administration is not making much progress *PRO* getting
        palestinians and Israelis to lay off each other and talk about it.

        Arg0: Palestinians and Israelis
        Rel: [lay][off]
        Arg1: each other