Roleset run.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "operate, procede":

Roles:

Arg0:operator


Arg1:machine, operation, procedure


Arg2:employer


Arg3:coworker


Arg4:instrumental

Examples:

For additional examples for this sense/roleset, refer to work.01


agentive (-)
Mr. Stromach wants to resume a more influential role in *trace* running the company.
Arg0:	*trace*=Mr. Stromach
REL:	running
Arg1:	the company




unaccusative (-)
Construction spending ran at an annual rate of $415.6 billion.
Arg1:	Construction spending
REL:	ran
Argm-MNR:	at an annual rate of $415.6 billion

Could be interpreted as "walk quickly" sense also.


with instrument (-)
65% or more of Brazil's newly made automobiles run on alcohol.
Arg1:	65% or more of Brazil's newly made automobiles
REL:	run
ArgM-MNR:	on alcohol

Roleset run.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "walk quickly":

Roles:

Arg0:runner


Arg1:course, race, distance

Examples:

agentive race (-)
John ran the Boston Marathon.
Arg0:	John
REL:	ran
Arg1:	the Boston Marathon

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


high aspirations (-)
John decided to run for President of the United States of America, figuring that if a big lummox like George W. could do it, so could he.
Arg0:	John
REL:	run
Arg1-for:	President of the United States of America

I am so going to get in trouble for that.


ergative race (-)
The Boston Marathon runs over Labor Day weekend.
Arg1:	The Boston Marathon
REL:	runs
Argm-TMP:	over Labor Day weekend

Probably more natural as a passive: "The Boston Marathon is run over Labor Day weekend."


with direction (-)
A good number decide it's not worth it and run for home.
Arg0:	A good number
REL:	run
Argm-DIR:	for home

Beware of "run out of the room", which could be misinterpreted as the phrasal "run_out". person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with pole position (-)
The fact is that as a savings or investment vehicle, insurance generally runs a poor second to any direct investment you might make in the same things the insurance company is putting your money into.
Argm:	as a savings or investment vehicle
Arg0:	insurance
Argm-ADV:	generally
REL:	runs
Arg2:	a poor second to any direct investment you might make in the same things the insurance ocmpany is putting your money into

Roleset run.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "cost":

Roles:

Arg1:commodity


Arg2:price


Arg3:buyer

Examples:

wino (-)
The spectacularly rich 1983 runs $179.
Arg1:	The spectacularly rich 1983
REL:	runs
Arg2:	$179


I have no idea how much Mad Dog actually costs, just for the record.

with buyer (-)
Mad Dog, on the other hand, will run you a buck a bottle.
Arg1:	Mad Dog
Argm-DIS:	on the other hand
Argm-MOD:	will
REL:	run
Arg3:	you
Arg2:	a buck a bottle

Roleset run.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "range, extend":

Roles:

Arg1:logical subject, thing ranging


Arg2:EXT, distance run


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point


Argm:medium

Examples:

extend (-)
A variety of special interest amendments, running from an import exemption for a California airplane museum to a small but intriguing struggle among sugar producing nations over the fate of Panama's quota of exports to the profitable US market.
Arg1:	A variety of special interest amendments
REL:	running
Arg3-from:	an import exemption for a California airplane museum
Arg4-to:	a small but intriguing struggle among sugar producing nations over the fate of Panama's quota of exports to the profitable US market.

Roleset run.07 Verbnet Class: NONE "encounter":

Roles:

Arg0:encounterer


Arg1:thing encountered

Examples:

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


not from corpus (-)
John ran into problems with his dissertation. Again. And again.
Arg0:	John
REL:	ran
Arg1-into:	problems with his dissertation

Roleset run.08 Verbnet Class: NONE "caused motion":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of motion


Arg1:entity in motion


Arg2:destination


Arg3:source

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


running guns (-)
The CIA hired John *trace* to run guns into Peoria.
Arg0:	*trace* -> John
REL:	run
Arg1:	guns
Arg2-into:	Peoria

Roleset run.09 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause to appear in media":

Roles:

Arg0:advertiser


Arg1:advertisement, series, etc


Arg2:medium

Examples:

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


without medium (-)
The magazine's editors ran a giant diagram of the product with arrows pointing to the packaging's polystyrene foam, polyproplene and polyester film -- all plastic items they say are non-biodegradable.
Arg0:	The magazine's editors
REL:	ran
Arg1:	a giant diagram of the product with arrows pointing to the packaging's polystyrene foam, polyproplene and polyester film -- all plastic items they say are non-biodegradable.

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


with medium (-)
John ran a series of dirty haiku in the Daily Pennsylvanian.
Arg0:	John
REL:	ran
Arg1:	a series of dirty haiku
Arg2-in:	the Daily Pennsylvanian

Roleset run.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "run out: exhaust":

Roles:

Arg1:commodity


Arg2:benefactive

Examples:

ergative (-)
...before the number of available nations runs out.
Arg1:	the number of available nations
REL:	runs out

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


with beneficiary (-)
``We flat ran out of financing resources,'' Mr. Jerritts said.
Arg2:	We
Argm-ADV:	flat
REL:	ran out
Arg1-of:	financing resources

Compare to the "walk quickly" roleset id="run.08" above.

Roleset run.06 Verbnet Class: NONE "run up: accumulate":

Roles:

Arg0:entity accumulating something


Arg1:thing/stuff accumulated

Examples:

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


poor planning (-)
The ruling could lead to the cancellation of huge bank debts *trace* the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ran up *trace* after losing heavily on swap transactions.
Arg0:	the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
REL:	ran up
Arg1:	*trace* -> *trace* -> huge bank debts
Argm-TMP:	after losing heavily on swap transactions