Roleset sober.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "become sober, undrunk":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of sobering


Arg1:thing getting sober


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

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


agentive (-)
Mary sobered John by throwing ice-cold water in his face.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	sobered
Arg1:	John
Arg2-by:	throwing ice-cold water in his face

Roleset sober.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "become sober, undrunk":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of sobering


Arg1:thing getting sober

Examples:

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


agentive (-)
The pop sobered up investors who had been getting a little too ebullient, says Mr. Jarrett.
Arg0:	The pop
REL:	[ sobered] [ up]
Arg1:	investors who had been getting a little too ebullient

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


ergative (-)
John took a long time *trace* to sober up after the party.
Arg1:	*trace* -> John
REL:	sober up
Argm-TMP:	after the party