Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] OWE NP2[patient] PP{P NP[recipient]}
Examples:
The amount that nation owes in international debt exceeds its annual GDP.
The waiter owes me three dollars in change.
John still owes on his house.
The interest owed on credit cards can quickly build up if you don't pay it off.
Mappings:
VerbNet: future_having-13.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: owe.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3
Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] OWE NP2[patient] PP{P NP[recipient]} NP1[agent] OWE NP2[predicate] PP{P NP[recipient]}
Examples:
Thanks, I owe you one! (figurative)
The chairman really owes the board an explanation for this.
I don't think I'm owed an apology.
I owe her a phone call.
We owe it to our children to offer them a good education.
The sulky teenager felt that he owed his parents nothing.
The family owed its life to the brave firefighter.
The man called in some favors that were owed him.
Mappings:
VerbNet: future_having-13.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: owe.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[topic] OWE NP2[product] PP
Examples:
She thinks that she owes her success largely to luck.
This is an idea that owes to Greek philosophy.
The farmers are owing the poor crop this year to the long draught.
They are owing the accident to his inexperience.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2