Roleset plow.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make a furrow in the ground":

Roles:

Arg0:plower


Arg1:plowed


Arg2:plowed where

Examples:

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


metaphorical (-)
And in a business system where shareholders have few rights and expect only modest dividends, companies can plow their profits back into plant and equipment.
ArgM-DIS:	And
ArgM-LOC:	in a business system where shareholders have few rights and expect only modest dividends
Arg0:	companies
ArgM-MOD:	can
REL:	plow
Arg1:	their profits
ArgM-DIR:	back
Arg2-into:	plant and equipment

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


literal (-)
John plowed the fertile earth.
Arg0:	John
REL:	plowed
Arg2:	the fertile earth

Arg1 defaults to "furrow", Arg2 defaults to "ground" or "soil".