Roleset seize.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "acquire (forcefully or stealthily)":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity acquiring something


Arg1:thing acquired


Arg2:acquired-from

Examples:

basic transitive (-)
To keep program-trading units profitable in the eyes of senior brokerage executives, traders must seize every opportunity their computers find.
Arg0:	traders
ArgM-MOD:	must
REL:	seize
Arg1:	every opportunity their computers find




PP variant (-)
There has been no announcement of the Burger King arrangement by either party, possibly for fear that McDonald's and other fast-food rivals would seize on it in scornful advertising.
Arg0:	McDonald 's and other fast-food rivals
REL:	seize
Arg1-on:	it
ArgM-LOC:	in scornful advertising




with (-)
John seized a dozen cookies out of Mary's hands.
Arg0:	John
REL:	seized
Arg1:	a dozen cookies
Arg2-out:	of Mary's hands

"I before E except after C, and except 'seize'"