Roleset preserve.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "keep, maintain":

Roles:

Arg0:preserver


Arg1:thing preserved


Arg2:benefactive

Examples:

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


just transitive (-)
Jaguar officials have indicated they are close to wrapping up a friendly alliance with GM that *trace* would preserve Jaguar's independence, but no deal has been announced.
Arg0:	*trace* -> that -> a friendly alliance with GM
REL:	preserve
Arg1:	Jaguar 's independence

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


with benefactive (-)
John preserved his extracted wisdom teeth for posterity.
Arg0:	John
REL:	preserved
Arg1:	his extracted wisdom teeth
Arg2-for:	posterity