Roleset rub.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "apply pressure to a surface":

Roles:

Arg0:rubber, agent


Arg1:thing rubbed


Arg2:surface


Arg3:rubbed with, if separate from agent

Examples:

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


with locative PP (-)
To reduce it at the fund 's building , workers rubbed beeswax instead of polyurethane on the floors in the executive director 's office .
Arg0:	workers
REL:	rubbed
Arg1:	beeswax instead of polyurethane
Arg2-on:	the floors in the executive director 's office

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


transitive (-)
However , the thought of a living player selling his checks rubs some people the wrong way .
ArgM-DIS:	However
Arg0:	the thought of a living player selling his checks
REL:	rubs
Arg1:	some people
ArgM-MNR:	the wrong way