Roleset sink.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) go down, esp into water":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of sinking


Arg1:thing sinking


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point


Arg5:instrument

Examples:

agentive (-)
Analysts say rallies in the group historically have lifted the market, while weakness in the sector often sank unlisted share prices broadly.
Arg0:	weakness in the sector
ArgM-TMP:	often
REL:	sank
Arg1:	unlisted share prices
ArgM-MNR:	broadly




ergative with MNR as arg (-)
He expects the market to sink further and to reach a low sometime next month or in December.
Arg1:	the market
REL:	sink
Arg2-MNR:	further




ergative with EXT and end point (-)
Abraham Lincoln Federal Savings Bank sank 4 to 13 1/2 after announcing a shakeup that will change senior management and reorganize the bank's mortgage business as a separate unit.
Arg1:	Abraham Lincoln Federal Savings Bank
REL:	sank
Arg2-EXT:	4
Arg4-to:	to 13 1/2
ArgM-TMP:	after announcing a shakeup that will change senior management and reorganize the bank's mortgage business as a separate unit




start and end points (-)
Qintex Ltd. shares sank to A$1.50 yesterday from A$3.05 Friday.
Arg1:	Qintex Ltd. shares
REL:	sank
Arg4-to:	to A$ 1.50
ArgM-TMP:	yesterday
Arg3-from:	[ A$ 3.05 ] [ Friday]




agentive with instrument (-)
Mary sank John's battleship with a single well-aimed torpedo.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	sank
Arg1:	John's battleship
Arg5-with:	a single well-aimed torpedo