Roleset chisel.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "use a chisel to build something":

Roles:

Arg0:builder


Arg1:construction


Arg2:material, start state


Arg4:end state of arg1

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive
I'm taking the 'fitting reality' as an end state of the dreams. Like I said, a weird example.

weird example (-)
Looking leaner than he has in a while, the younger Mr. Bridges's Jack is sexy and cynical and a far sadder case than Frank, who [*T*-1]'s managed [*-20] to chisel his dreams [*-2] to fit reality without feeling too cheated.
Arg0:	[*-20] -> [*T*-1] -> who -> Frank
REL:	chisel
Arg1:	his dreams
Arg4:	[*-2] to fit reality
ArgM:	without feeling too cheated

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


more clearly building (-)
John chiseled a perfect portrait of Mary out of a block of ice.
Arg0:	John
REL:	chiseled
Arg1:	a perfect portrait of Mary
Arg2-out of:	a block of ice