Predicate: loosen

loosen: Frames file for 'loosen' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 45.4, along with half the verbs of English.

Roleset id: loosen.01 , make loose, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of loosening (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing becoming loose (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2: instrument, if separate from arg0 (vnrole: 45.4-Instrument)

Example: roustabout?

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

        [One roustabout]-1, hanging by his hands from a ladder, bounces his
        weight on a three-foot wrench *trace*-1 to loosen a stuck fitting.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: loosen
        Arg1: a stuck fitting


Predicate: loosen_up

Roleset id: loosen.02 , make loose, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of loosening (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing becoming loose (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2: instrument, if separate from arg0 (vnrole: 45.4-Instrument)

Example: transitive

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

        This corporate glasnost is a big reason Nissan, after years of
        making lackluster cars and lousy profits, has loosened up its
        rigid ways and now is riding a string of hits, ranging from the
        sleek Maxima sedan and Porsche-like 300ZX to the whimsically
        nostalgic Pao, a minicar sold only in Japan.

        Arg0: Nissan
        ArgM-TMP: after years of making lackluster cars and lousy profits
        Rel: [ loosened] [ up]
        Arg1: its rigid ways

Example: intransitive defaults to arg1='self'

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

        But if East Germany's arthritic Politburo does loosen up enough to
        permit Mr. Krenz to make serious efforts at reform, he will face a
        challenge just as fundamental.

        Arg1: East Germany's arthritic Politburo
        Rel: [ loosen] [ up]
        ArgM-EXT: enough to permit Mr. Krenz to make serious efforts at reform

Example: with instrument

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

        After a long day of arguing with Mary, John-1 likes *trace*-1 to loosen up
        with a bottle or two of Mad Dog.

        Argm-TMP: After a long day of arguing with Mary
        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: loosen up
        Arg2: with a bottle or two of Mad Dog