Roleset siphon.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to convey through or as if through a siphon":

Roles:

Arg0:conveyor


Arg1:entity siphoned


Arg2:siphoned from

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive (-)
One son sacrifices his own career so that his avaricious brother can succeed , while another helps [*-1] support the family with money siphoned [*] from crime .
REL:	siphoned
Arg1:	[*] -> money
Arg2-from:	crime

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


transitive (-)
Included [*-2] was [*T*-1] the charge that Sindona siphoned $ 45 million [*U*] of Franklin funds for his other ventures .
Arg0:	Sindona
REL:	siphoned
Arg1:	$ 45 million [*U*] of Franklin funds
ArgM-PNC:	for his other ventures

Roleset siphon.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "to convey through or as if through a siphon":

Roles:

Arg0:conveyor, agent


Arg1:entity siphoned


Arg2:siphoned from

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


transitive (-)
Beyond that , many big oil , chemical and airline companies are siphoning off big chunks of the market by [*-1] insuring themselves through `` captive '' offshore companies for industry-specific coverage .
ArgM-DIS:	Beyond that
Arg0:	many big oil , chemical and airline companies
REL:	[ siphoning] [ off]
Arg1:	big chunks of the market
ArgM-MNR:	by [*-1] insuring themselves through `` captive '' offshore companies for industry-specific coverage