Roleset complain.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "bitch and moan":

Roles:

Arg0:complainer


Arg1:cause, complain of or about


Arg2:hearer, complain to

Examples:

complaint as nominal (-)
Several Big Board firms are organizing *trace* to complain about program trading and the exchange's role in it.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Several Big Board firms
REL:	complain
Arg1-about:	program trading and the exchange 's role in it




complaint as sentence (-)
Analysts have complained that third-quarter corporate earnings haven't been very good, but the effect hit home particularly hard yesterday.
Arg0:	Analysts
REL:	complained
Arg1:	third-quarter corporate earnings have n't been very good




complain of (-)
After being kicked in the head, John complained of headaches.
Argm-TMP:	After being kicked in the head
Arg0:	John
REL:	complained
Arg1-of:	headaches

This patterns after verbs-of-speaking, so expect split, inverted and fronted constructions. Refer to 'say' for instructions on how to tag those.