Roleset purr.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "emit purring noise":

Roles:

Arg0:cat

Examples:

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


ewwwww (-)
John's bed purrs like a kitten -- if you put a quarter in the slot first.
Arg0:	John's bed
REL:	purrs
Argm-MNR:	like a kitten
Argm-ADV:	if you put a quarter in the slot first

Roleset purr.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "speak in a purring fashion":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker


Arg1:utterance


Arg2:hearer

Examples:

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


automatically generated (-)
`` It 's like an oasis in this room , '' Ms. Foster purrs .
Arg0:	Ms. Foster
REL:	purrs
Arg1:	*trace* -> It 's like an oasis in this room