Predicate: poke

Roleset id: poke.01 , touch with long slender object, vncls: 19 35.5, framnet:

poke.01: Based on WSJ. Member of VNcls poke-19, rummage-35.5.

Roles:

        Arg0: toucher, agent (vnrole: 19-agent, 35.5-agent)
        Arg1: thing touched (vnrole: 19-destination, 35.5-location)
        Arg2: long slender object (vnrole: 19-instrument)

Example: oddly inverted

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

        [*]-1 VISUALIZING BLOOD vessels without [*]-1 poking catheters into
        the body may come out of research at AT&T Bell Laboratories.

        Arg0: [*]
        Rel: poking
        Arg2: catheters
        Arg1: into the body

Example: maybe a different roleset

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

        Another poked a hole in the heel of his shoe .

        Arg0: Another
        Rel: poked
        Arg1: a hole
        Argm-loc: in the heel of his shoe


Predicate: poke_around

Roleset id: poke.02 , rummage, look for idly, vncls: 35.5, framnet:

poke.02: See VNcls rummage-35.5.

Roles:

        Arg0: looker, searcher, agent (vnrole: 35.5-agent)
        Arg1: place looked in (vnrole: 35.5-location)
        Arg2: thing looked for, goal (vnrole: 35.5-theme)

Example: almost argumentless

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

        Mr. Baker hears her out, pokes around a bit, asks a few questions
        and proposes some explanations.

        Arg0: Mr. Baker
        Rel: [ pokes] [ around]
        Argm-mnr: a bit

Example: all args

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

        John poked around in Mary's lingerie drawer for a can opener.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: poked around
        Arg1: in Mary's lingerie drawer
        Arg2: for a can opener