Roleset amuse.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause mirth":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of mirth


Arg1:mirthful entity


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

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


intransitive (-)
Better to look in the corners for performances that [*T*-1] inspire or amuse.
Arg0:	[*T*-1] -> that -> performances
REL:	amuse

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


arg0 as SBAR (-)
I was amused [*-2] to read your recent news stories on the banking industry's reserve additions and concomitant threats to cease making new loans to less-developed countries.
Arg1:	I
REL:	amused
Arg0:	[*-2] to read your recent news stories on the banking industry's reserve additions and concomitant threats to cease making new loans to less-developed countries

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


all args (-)
John can amuse himself for hours with a piece of yarn.
Arg0:	John
Argm-MOD:	can
REL:	amuse
Arg1-REC:	himself
Argm-TMP:	for hours
Arg2-with:	a piece of yarn