Frameset

Predicate pull:

Frames file for 'pull' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and comparison with Chris' old frames file. Verbnet entries 11.4, 40.8, 13.5, 23.2, 12; other framed members include drag, kick, push, tote; burn reel; catch, fetch, hire, lease, pick, regain, reserve, save, seize, vote; break, kick, knock, roll, slip; push. Framenet entry Manipulation. Comparison with push,

Roleset pull.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "(try to) cause motion":

Roles:

Arg0:puller

Arg1:thing pulled

Arg2:DIR or attribute of arg1

Arg3:EXT, distance moved

Examples:

present

passive

participle

DIR = in (-)
A Kellogg officer said the Memphis project was ``pulled in for a reconsideration of costs,'' an indication that the ambitious plans might be scaled back in any future construction.
REL:	pulled
Arg1:	trace -> the Memphis project
Arg2-DIR:	in
ArgM-PNC:	for a reconsideration of costs
ArgM-ADV:	an indication that the ambitious plans might be scaled back in any future construction

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
attribute = lower (-)

Compaq Computer nose-dived $8.625 a share, to $100, and pulled other technology issues lower after reporting lower-than-expected earnings after the stock market closed Wednesday .

Arg0: Compaq Computer

REL: pulled

Arg1: other technology issues

Arg2: lower

ArgM-TMP: after reporting lower-than-expected earnings after the stock market closed Wednesday

attribute = lower (-)
`Compaq Computer nose-dived $8.625 a share, to $100, and pulled other technology issues lower after reporting lower-than-expected earnings after the stock market closed Wednesday .`
Arg0:	Compaq Computer
REL:	pulled
Arg1:	other technology issues
Arg2:	lower
ArgM-TMP:	after reporting lower-than-expected earnings after the stock market closed Wednesday

person: ns tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
attribute = together (-)

But Mr. Wolf faces a monumental task in *trace* pulling the company back together again.

Arg0: *trace* -> Mr. Wolf

REL: pulling

Arg1: the company

Arg2: back together

ArgM-TMP: again

attribute = together (-)
`But Mr. Wolf faces a monumental task in trace pulling the company back together again.`
Arg0:	trace -> Mr. Wolf
REL:	pulling
Arg1:	the company
Arg2:	back together
ArgM-TMP:	again

person: third tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
DIR = back, unstated thing moving (-)

Even Drexel is pulling back.

Arg0: Even Drexel

REL: pulling

Arg2-DIR: back

DIR = back, unstated thing moving (-)
`Even Drexel is pulling back.`
Arg0:	Even Drexel
REL:	pulling
Arg2-DIR:	back

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
with distance (-)

At the investment firm of Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., the commodity-chemical segment is seen *trace* pulling down overall profit for 20 companies representative of the whole industry by 8% to 10%.

Arg0: *trace* -> the commodity-chemical segment

REL: pulling

Arg2-DIR: down

Arg1: overall profit for 20 companies representative of the whole industry

Arg3-by: 8% to 10%

with distance (-)
`At the investment firm of Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., the commodity-chemical segment is seen trace pulling down overall profit for 20 companies representative of the whole industry by 8% to 10%.`
Arg0:	trace -> the commodity-chemical segment
REL:	pulling
Arg2-DIR:	down
Arg1:	overall profit for 20 companies representative of the whole industry
Arg3-by:	8% to 10%

Roleset pull.06 Verbnet Class: NONE "various quasi-idiomatic usages":

Roles:

Arg0:puller

Arg1:the plug, the wool, etc

Arg2:the rest of the idiom

Examples:

past

active

full

pull the plug (-)
`John pulled the plug on his pet fish's life-support, then flushed the little bugger.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	pulled
Arg1:	the plug
Arg2-on:	his pet fish's life-support

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive
pull the wool over (-)

John tried *trace* to pull the wool over Mary's eyes, but she saw through him nonetheless.

Arg0: *trace* -> John

REL: pull

Arg1: the wool

Arg2-over: Mary's eyes

pull the wool over (-)
`John tried trace to pull the wool over Mary's eyes, but she saw through him nonetheless.`
Arg0:	trace -> John
REL:	pull
Arg1:	the wool
Arg2-over:	Mary's eyes

Similarly "pull a prank", etc.

Predicate pull_out:

Roleset pull.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "exit, leave":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent

Arg1:entity leaving

Arg2:place left

Examples:

past

active

participle

transitive (-)
`As a result, UAL's chairman, Stephen M. Wolf, pulled out of the buy-out effort to focus on running the company.`
ArgM-CAU:	As a result
Arg1:	UAL's chairman, Stephen M. Wolf,
REL:	[ pulled] [ out]
Arg2-of:	the buy-out effort
ArgM-PNC:	to focus on running the company

Incidentally, that sentences is also a nice illustration of the difference between cause and purpose. person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
with causal agent (-)

She and her husband pulled most of their investments out of the market after the 1987 crash, although she still owns some Texaco stock.

Arg0: She and her husband

REL: [ pulled] [ out]

Arg1: most of their investments

Arg2-of: the market

ArgM-TMP: after the 1987 crash

ArgM-ADV: although she still owns some Texaco stock

with causal agent (-)
`She and her husband pulled most of their investments out of the market after the 1987 crash, although she still owns some Texaco stock.`
Arg0:	She and her husband
REL:	[ pulled] [ out]
Arg1:	most of their investments
Arg2-of:	the market
ArgM-TMP:	after the 1987 crash
ArgM-ADV:	although she still owns some Texaco stock

The investments are actually doing the leaving, not "she and her husband". I feel that Treebank misparsed all of these "pull out of" cases, by making "out of" a complex preposition. The fact is, you don't need to have the "of X" part: "She and her husband pulled out most of their investments." or "...pulled most of their investments out".

Predicate pull_through:

Roleset pull.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "make it, survive":

Roles:

Arg0:survivor

Arg1:adverse circumstances

Examples:

past

active

full

intransitive (-)
`Despite his life-threatening illness, John pulled through.`
Argm:	Despite his life-threatening illness
Arg0:	John
REL:	pulled through

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
transitive (-)

John pulled through his life-threatening illness.

Arg0: John

REL: pulled through

Arg1: his life-threatening illness

transitive (-)
`John pulled through his life-threatening illness.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	pulled through
Arg1:	his life-threatening illness

The intransitive sounds much better than the transitive.

Predicate pull_off:

Roleset pull.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "manage to do despite":

Roles:

Arg0:manager

Arg1:deed accomplished

Examples:

past

active

full

transitive (-)
`John pulled off a blindingly brilliant dissertation defense, despite his having not slept in three weeks.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	pulled off
Arg1:	a blindingly brilliant dissertation defense
Argm-ADV:	despite his having not slept in three weeks

Predicate pull_over:

Roleset pull.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "(cause to) move to the side":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent

Arg1:thing moving, pulling over

Arg2:destination

Examples:

past

active

full

all args (-)
`The policeman pulled John over to the side of the road.`
Arg0:	The policeman
REL:	pulled over
Arg1:	John
Arg2-to:	the side of the road