Roleset alienate.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "piss off":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of anger, agent


Arg1:entity getting angry


Arg2:instrument, if separate from agent

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


just transitive (-)
With only two issues under its belt, Garbage has alienated some would-be advertisers and raised the ire of others.
ArgM:	With only two issues under its belt
Arg0:	Garbage
REL:	alienated
Arg1:	some would-be advertisers

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


with instrument (-)
They chance *trace* alienating the customers they hope to woo by looking like opportunistic sharks.
Arg0:	*trace* -> They
REL:	alienating
Arg1:	the customers they hope to woo
Arg2-by:	looking like opportunistic sharks