Roleset delay.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause to occur later in time than planned":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, causer of delay


Arg1:event delayed


Arg2:delay itself, EXT, time period

Examples:

just transitive (-)
The company said it was delaying construction because of current market conditions.
Arg0:	it
REL:	delaying
Arg1:	construction
ArgM-CAU:	because of current market conditions




passivized (-)
Subcontractors said they were told that equipment orders would be delayed *trace*.
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	delayed
Arg1:	*trace* -> equipment orders




with EXT (-)
After the opening was delayed *trace* 30 minutes because of the crush of sell orders, Frankfurt's normal two-hour trading session was extended 75 minutes to handle the heavy volume.
REL:	delayed
Arg1:	*trace* -> the opening
Arg2-EXT:	30 minutes
ArgM-CAU:	because of the crush of sell orders