Roleset offend.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "give offense, bother":

Roles:

Arg0:offender


Arg1:offended


Arg2:instrument, if separate from arg0

Examples:

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


mmmm, dog meat (-)
A poll of South Koreans showed overwhelming opposition to efforts to curb dog-meat consumption just because it offends foreigners.
Arg0:	it
REL:	offends
Arg1:	foreigners

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


with instrument (-)
John offends Mary with every word he utters. Mary needs to lighten up.
Arg0:	John
REL:	offends
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-with:	every word he utters