Roleset adhere.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "stick (to)":

Roles:

Arg0:agent/causer of adhesion


Arg1:theme of adhesion


Arg2:thing stuck to

Examples:

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


unaccusative (-)
John's tongue adhered to the cold iron bar.
Arg1:	John's tongue
REL:	adhered
Arg2-to:	the cold iron bar

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
I can say this, but maybe I'm in the minority.

agentive? (-)
John adhered his tongue to the cold iron bar.
Arg0:	John
REL:	adhered
Arg1:	his tongue
Arg2-to:	the cold iron bar

Roleset adhere.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "follow (policy, etc)":

Roles:

Arg0:follower


Arg1:policy, etc.

Examples:

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


do as I say (-)
Opponents of the project had claimed that the city and the state of New York, which are co-sponsoring the project, had failed [*-2] to adhere to environmental guidelines.
Arg0:	[*-2] -> the city and the state of New York, which are co-sponsoring the project,
REL:	adhere
Arg1-to:	environmental guidelines