Roleset slip.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "fall":

Roles:

Arg1:Logical subject, patient, thing falling


Arg2:EXT, amount fallen


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point, end state of arg1


ArgM-LOC:medium

Examples:

all args present (-)
Reed International PLC said that net income for the six months ended Oct. 1 slipped 5% to #89.7 million [$ 141.9 million], or 16 pence a share, from #94.8 million [$149.9 million], or 17.3 pence a share.
Arg1:	net income for the six months ended Oct. 1
REL:	slipped
Arg2-EXT:	5 %
Arg4-to:	# 89.7 million [$141.9 million], or 16 pence a share
Arg3-from:	#94.8 million [$149.9 million], or 17.3 pence a share

Usually one or two of the numbered args are missing; for additional examples see the other verbs-of-stock-reportage like 'rise' or 'fall'.

Roleset slip.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "change location":

Roles:

Arg0:mover


Arg1:moved


Arg2:destination

Examples:

ergative (-)
If the economy slips into a recession, then this isn't a level that's going to hold.''
Arg1:	the economy
REL:	slips
Arg2-into:	a recession


Oh, that silly, silly John.

transitive (-)
While Mary's back was turned, John slipped a panful of hot cookies into his pants.
Argm-TMP:	While Mary's back was turned
Arg0:	John
REL:	slipped
Arg1:	a panful of hot cookies
Arg2-into:	his pants

Roleset slip.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "give":

Roles:

Arg0:sender


Arg1:sent


Arg2:sent-to

Examples:

ditransitive (-)
John slipped Mary the note.
Arg0:	John
REL:	slipped
Arg2:	Mary
Arg1:	the note

Roleset slip.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "slip in: include stealthily":

Roles:

Arg0:stealthy includer


Arg1:stealthy inclusion

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: gerund


sneaky legislators (-)
Members find it easy to doctor legislation by [*] slipping in special provisions that could never survive in the cold light of day.
Arg0:	[*] -> Members
REL:	slipping in
Arg1:	special provisions that could never survive in the cold light of day