Predicate: miff
miff: Frames file for 'miff' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and
automatic expansion via verbnet.
Roleset id: miff.01 , annoy slightly, vncls: 31.1, framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: annoyer (vnrole: 31.1-Cause)
Arg1: thing annoyed (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
Arg2: instrument, if separate from arg0
Example: just transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
What *trace* miffed many USX executives and shareholders was that
the acquisition, for $3 billion of stock, doubled the USX shares
outstanding and considerably diluted them.
Arg0: *trace*
ArgM-RCL: What -> that the acquisition, for $3
billion of stock, doubled the USX shares outstanding and
considerably diluted them
Rel: miffed
Arg1: many USX executives and shareholders
Example: passivized with instrument
John-1 was sorely miffed *trace*-1 by Mary's offer of freshly-baked
apple pie.
Arg1: *trace*
Argm-MNR: sorely
Rel: miffed
Arg2: by Mary's offer of freshly-baked apple pie