Roleset bite.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to cut or tear with or as if with the teeth ":

Roles:

Arg0:biter, agent


Arg1:entity bitten

Examples:

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


arbitrary subject (-)
Says [*ICH*-1] another lawyer : `` The practice of law is a matter of [*] biting one 's lip when you live in a small community [*T*-2] .
Arg0:	[*]
REL:	biting
Arg1:	one 's lip
ArgM-TMP:	when you live in a small community [*T*-2]

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


transitive (-)
He bites it , scowls and throws it down . ``
Arg0:	He
REL:	bites
Arg1:	it

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


intransitive (-)
Not surprisingly , he sometimes bites .
ArgM-ADV:	Not surprisingly
Arg0:	he
ArgM-TMP:	sometimes
REL:	bites

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive (-)
When it comes to money [*T*-1] : Once [*-3] bitten [*-2] , [*] 2,000 times shy .
ArgM-TMP:	Once
REL:	bitten
Arg1:	[*-2] -> [*-3]