Roleset come.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "motion":

Roles:

Arg1:entity in motion / 'comer'


Arg2:extent -- rare)


Arg3:start point -- also rare)


Arg4:end point


ArgM-LOC:medium


ArgM-DIR:direction (usually 'up' or 'down')

Examples:

destination (-)
Mrs. Yeargin came to work on weekends.
Arg1:	Mrs Yeargin
REL:	came
Arg4-to:	to work
ArgM-TMP:	on weekends




with purpose (-)
Students, teachers, and parents came to testify on her behalf.
Arg1:	Students, teachers, and parents
REL:	came
ArgM-PNC:	to testify on her behalf




destination as by-phrase (-)
You may come by the agency to read but not copy the books.
Arg1:	You
ArgM-MOD:	may
REL:	come
Arg4-by:	the agency
Argm-PNC:	to read but not copy the books




come back (not phrasal) (-)
They aren't going to come back to the US.
Arg1:	They
REL:	to come
ArgM-DIR:	back
Arg4-to:	to the US

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


nice syntactic reversal (-)
``So crunch, crunch, crunch, bang, bang, bang -- here come [*T*-4] the ringers from above, making a very obvious exit while the congregation is at prayer,'' he says.
REL:	come
Arg4:	[*T*-4] -> here
Arg1:	the ringers
Arg3-from:	above
Argm-ADV:	making a very obvious exit while the congregation is at prayer

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


temporal coming (-)
It is also the sovereign power that, come 1997, will take over this British colony.
REL:	come
Arg1:	1997

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


coming on (-)
Although Bausch remains the leader among the six majors, Johnson & Johnson, with its new disposables, is coming on fast.
ArgM-ADV:	Although Bausch remains the leader among the six majors
Arg1:	Johnson & Johnson, with its new disposables,
REL:	coming
ArgM-DIR:	on
ArgM-MNR:	fast

Roleset come.12 Verbnet Class: NONE "come to: speaking of":

Roles:

Arg1:topic

Examples:

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


Zen-like blase (-)
But as the French embody a Zen-like state of blase when it comes to athletics [*T*-1] (try finding a Nautilus machine in Paris), my fellow conventioners were having none of it.
REL:	comes
Arg1-to:	athletics
Argm-TMP:	[*T-1*] -> when

Roleset come.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "pursue (often with after)":

Roles:

Arg0:pursuer


Arg1:goal

Examples:

come after (-)
Portfolio managers come after the highest rates.
Arg0:	Portfolio managers
REL:	come
Arg1-after:	after the highest rates

Roleset come.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "arise (from)":

Roles:

Arg1:thing (state) arising


Arg2:source (from or in or of)

Examples:

arise in (-)
Part of the charm comes in recognizing one's self in the novel.
Arg1:	Part of the charm
REL:	comes
Arg2-in:	in recognizing one's self in the novel




arise from (-)
It comes from a single acre of grapes.
Arg1:	It
REL:	comes
Arg2-from:	from a single acre of grapes




arise of (-)
Ringers are filled with the solemn intoxication that *trace* comes of intricate ritual faultlessly performed.
Arg1:	*trace*
REL:	comes
Arg2-of:	of intricate ritual faultlessly performed




come_back (arise again) (-)
They aren't going to come back on the US market.
Arg1:	They
ArgM-NEG:	n't
ArgM-MOD:	going to
REL:	come back
ArgM-LOC:	on the US market.

Roleset come.04 Verbnet Class: 1 "become, various near-idioms":

Roles:

Arg1:object


Arg2:attribute on arg1

Examples:

come true (-)
Its forecasts didn't come true.
Arg1:	Its forecasts
ArgM-NEG:	didn't
REL:	come
Arg2:	true

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


come as (-)
That may not come as a surprise to Americans who have watched the Japanese snap up properties in the U.S. from golf courses to a stake in Rockefeller Center.
Arg1:	That
ArgM-MOD:	may
ArgM-NEG:	not
REL:	come
Arg2-as:	a surprise to Americans who have watched the Japanese snap up properties in the U.S. from golf courses to a stake in Rockefeller Center

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


result in (-)
They do at least come around to [*] saying that the courts might want to end ``rigid affirmative action programs.''
Arg1:	They
ArgM-DIS:	at least
REL:	come
ArgM-DIR:	around
Arg2-to:	[*] saying that the courts might want to end ``rigid affirmative action programs




come of age (-)
The attack commercial has come of age in an off-election year.
Arg1:	The attack commercial
REL:	come
Arg2:	of age
ArgM-TMP:	in an off-election year

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


come under scrutiny (-)
But the growing controversy comes as many practices historically accepted as normal here -- such as politicians accepting substantial gifts from businessmen or having extramarital affairs -- are coming under close ethical scrutiny.
Arg1:	many practices historically accepted as normal here -- such as politicians accepting substantial gifts from businessmen or having extramarital affairs --
REL:	coming
Arg2-under:	close ethical scrutiny

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


come to a head (-)
The ``one-yen'' controversy first came to a head last week when the city of Hiroshima announced that Fujitsu won a contract to design a computer system to map its waterworks.
Arg1:	The ``one-yen'' controversy
ArgM-TMP:	first
REL:	came
Arg2-to:	a head
ArgM-TMP:	last week
ArgM-TMP:	when the city of Hiroshima announced that Fujitsu won a contract to design a computer system to map its waterworks

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


come to a halt (-)
Despite the economic slowdown, there are few clear signs that growth is coming to a halt.
Arg1:	growth
REL:	coming
Arg2-to:	a halt

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


come to an end (-)
``Actually, the long deterioration in daily newspapers shows signs of coming to an end, and the industry looks pretty healthy.''
Arg1:	[*] -> the long deterioration in daily newspapers
REL:	coming
Arg2-to:	an end

Roleset come.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "buy":

Roles:

Arg1:commodity


Arg2:buyer
often dropped

Arg3:price

Examples:

non-specific price (-)
Chateau Yquem now comes dear.
Arg1:	Chateau Yquem
ArgM-TMP:	now
REL:	comes
Arg3:	dear

Roleset come.14 Verbnet Class: NONE "idiom: come to terms with":

Roles:

Arg0:entity coming to terms


Arg1:terms


Arg2:with who/what

Examples:

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


come to terms (-)
In the coming decade, analysts say, U.S.-Japanese relations will be tested as Tokyo comes to terms with its new status as the region's economic behemoth.
Arg0:	Tokyo
REL:	comes
Arg1-to:	terms
Arg2-with:	its new status as the region's economic behemoth

Roleset come.16 Verbnet Class: NONE "amount to":

Roles:

Arg1:thing(s) being counted


Arg2:sum, total, amount

Examples:

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


so, it comes to this (-)
Last year, the Cowboys' share of that pie came to $17.6 million.
Argm-TMP:	Last year
Arg1:	the Cowboys' share of that pie
REL:	came
Arg2-to:	$17.6 million

Roleset come.06 Verbnet Class: 1 "come about: become":

Roles:

Arg1:object


Arg2:attribute on arg1

Examples:

just object (-)
Steeper prices have come about because supplies are low.
Arg1:	Steeper prices
REL:	come about
Argm-CAU:	because supplies are low

Roleset come.07 Verbnet Class: NONE "come in: become, arrive at state":

Roles:

Arg1:thing being described


Arg2:state, attribute

Examples:

I cannot imagine why (-)
Buick came in fourth among US cars.
Arg1:	Buick
REL:	came in
Arg2:	fourth among US cars

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


come in handy (-)
If E.E. ``Buzzy'' Geduld is right, a seatbelt may come in handy during the next few sessions.
ArgM-ADV:	If E.E. ``Buzzy'' Geduld is right
Arg1:	a seatbelt
ArgM-MOD:	may
REL:	[ come] [ in]
Arg2:	handy
ArgM-TMP:	during the next few sessions

Roleset come.08 Verbnet Class: NONE "come on: turn on":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of thing being on


Arg1:thing being turned on

Examples:

unaccusative (-)
The lights came on this morning.
Arg1:	The lights
REL:	came on
Argm-TMP:	this morning

Let's just hope the other sense of "come on" doesn't appear in WSJ

Roleset come.09 Verbnet Class: 1 "come out: appear":

Roles:

Arg1:thing appearing


Arg2:attribute of arg1

Examples:

unaccusative (-)
Scoring High first came out in 1979.
Arg1:	Scoring High
Argm-TMP:	first
REL:	came out
Argm-TMP:	in 1979

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


with attribute (-)
Not that Washington and Tokyo disagree on the Japanese acquisitions; indeed, each has come out in favor of unfettered investment in the U.S.
ArgM-DIS:	indeed
Arg1:	each
REL:	[ come] [ out]
Arg2-in:	favor of unfettered investment in the U.S.

Roleset come.10 Verbnet Class: NONE "come out: become publically gay":

Roles:

Arg0:person coming out


Arg1:coming out to, out of

Examples:

generic idiomatic (-)
John came out of the closet last week.
Arg0:	John
REL:	came out
Arg1-of:	the closet
Argm-TMP:	last week




with audience (-)
John came out to his family last week.
Arg0:	John
REL:	came out
Arg1-to:	his family
Argm-TMP:	last week

To my ear, at least, these two usages cannot overlap: *John came out of the closet to his family (last week).

Roleset come.11 Verbnet Class: NONE "come up: devise, bring forth":

Roles:

Arg0:deviser


Arg1:thing devised, brought forth, come up with

Examples:

Transitive (-)
Sellers are in a race *trace* to come up with the priciest bottle.
Arg0:	*trace*=Sellers
REL:	come up
Arg1-with:	the priciest bottle

Roleset come.13 Verbnet Class: NONE "come up: arise unexpectedly":

Roles:

Arg1:thing arising


Arg2:attribute of arg1

Examples:

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


partially made-up (-)
Something has come up that makes it impossible for us to meet today.
Arg1:	[Something] [that makes it impossible for us to meet today]
REL:	[come] [up]

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


with attribute (-)
Although sports officials predict jumps of 50% to 100% in the major contracts coming up for renewal, ad rates may rise only 20%.
Arg1:	the major contracts
REL:	[ coming] [ up]
Arg2-for:	renewal

Roleset come.15 Verbnet Class: NONE "come across: seem":

Roles:

Arg1:thing seeming


Arg2:viewer

Examples:

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


maybe never a viewer (-)
Such sudden cultural shifts may come across as a bit forced, but they seem to be genuine -- so much so, in fact, that some older employees have resisted.
Arg1:	[ Such sudden cultural shifts] [ as a bit forced]
ArgM-MOD:	may
REL:	[ come] [ across]

Roleset come.17 Verbnet Class: NONE "come through: fulfill, live up to":

Roles:

Arg0:fulfuller, agent


Arg1:plans,promises, etc

Examples:

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


when push comes to shove (-)
Various ministries decided the products businessmen could produce and how much; and government-owned banks controlled the financing of projects and monitored whether companies came through on promised plans.
Arg0:	companies
REL:	[ came] [ through]
Arg1-on:	promised plans

Roleset come.18 Verbnet Class: NONE "come through: become apparent":

Roles:

Arg1:thing becoming apparent

Examples:

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


Bork Bork Bork (-)
Perhaps because they won, Mr. Bork's attackers come through more vividly than his defenders.
Argm-CAU:	Perhaps because they won
Arg1:	Mr. Bork's attackers
REL:	come through
Arg:	more vividly than his defenders

Roleset come.19 Verbnet Class: NONE "come along: progress":

Roles:

Arg1:thing progressing

Examples:

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


just swimmingly (-)
As to negotiations with creditors, Mr. Lorenzo said in remarks after the conference ``we'll have to see how they [talks] come along.''
Arg1:	they } talks {
REL:	[ come] [ along]

Roleset come.20 Verbnet Class: NONE "come by: acquire":

Roles:

Arg0:acquirer


Arg1:acquired

Examples:

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


with agent (-)
They came by their strangeness honestly.
Arg0:	They
REL:	[ came] [ by]
Arg1:	their strangeness
ArgM-MNR:	honestly