Frameset

Predicate kill:

Frames file for 'kill' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet class murder-42.1-1, no other framed members in that class although parent class includes eliminate.

Roleset kill.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause to die":

Roles:

Arg0:killer

Arg1:corpse

Arg2:instrument

Examples:

transitive, no instrument (-)
`''Kill it,'' he says.`
Arg0:
REL:	Kill
Arg1:	it

variant instrument (-)
''Ford probably would try *trace* to kill the proposal by enlisting support from U.S. takeover-stock speculators and holding out the carrot of a larger bid later, said Stephen Reitman, European auto analyst at London brokers UBS Phillips & Drew.

Arg0: *trace* -> Ford

REL: kill

Arg1: the proposal

Arg2-by: enlisting support from U.S. takeover-stock speculators and holding out the carrot of a larger bid later

variant instrument (-)
`''Ford probably would try trace to kill the proposal by enlisting support from U.S. takeover-stock speculators and holding out the carrot of a larger bid later, said Stephen Reitman, European auto analyst at London brokers UBS Phillips & Drew.`
Arg0:	trace -> Ford
REL:	kill
Arg1:	the proposal
Arg2-by:	enlisting support from U.S. takeover-stock speculators and holding out the carrot of a larger bid later

normal instrument (-)
John killed Mary with a lead pipe, in the conservatory.

Arg0: John

REL: killed

Arg1: Mary

Arg2-with: a lead pipe

Argm-LOC: in the conservatory

normal instrument (-)
`John killed Mary with a lead pipe, in the conservatory.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	killed
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-with:	a lead pipe
Argm-LOC:	in the conservatory