Predicate: scramble

scramble: Frames file for 'scramble' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and automatic expansion via verbnet classes.

Roleset id: scramble.01 , try, attempt desperately, vncls: , framnet: -

scramble.01: No appropriate Vncls.

Roles:

        Arg0: attempter
        Arg1: thing attempted

Example: most common usage

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

        For the long-term investor who picks stocks carefully, the price
        volatility can provide welcome buying opportunities as short-term
        players scramble frantically to sell stocks in a matter of
        minutes.

        Arg0: short-term players
        Rel: scramble
        Argm-mnr: frantically
        Arg1: to sell stocks in a matter of minutes

Roleset id: scramble.02 , mix together into random order, vncls: 26.3-2 22.3-1-1 22.1-1, framnet: -

scramble.02: Member of Vncls mix-22.1-1, preparing-26.3-2, shake-22.3-1-1. Updated by Julia, 11/2010.

Roles:

        Arg0: scrambler (vnrole: 26.3-2-agent, 22.3-1-1-agent, 22.1-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing being randomized, mixed (vnrole: 26.3-2-product, 22.3-1-1-patient, 22.1-patient)
        Arg3: benefactive (vnrole: 26.3-2-beneficiary)

Example: all args

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

        John scrambled some eggs for Mary--unfortunately, he included the
        shells.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: scrambled
        Arg1: some eggs
        Arg3: for Mary

Roleset id: scramble.03 , run in scrambling manner, vncls: 51.3.2, framnet: Self_motion

scramble.03: Member of Vncls run-51.3.2.

Roles:

        Arg0: runner (vnrole: 51.3.2-theme)
        Argm: path (vnrole: 51.3.2-location)

Example: not eggs, but frying pans and fires

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Eventually we came to rest in a soggy patch of field where we-1 had
        the exquisite pleasure of *trace*-1 scrambling out of the basket
        into the mud while the French half of our ballooning tag team
        scrambled in.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: scrambling
        Argm-dir: out of the basket
        Argm-gol: into the mud
        Argm-tmp: while the French half of our ballooning tag team scrambled in