Roleset sound.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "seem, appear":

Roles:

Arg1:thing seeming


Arg2:attribute of arg1


Arg3:viewer

Examples:

just arg1 (-)
How does a nice new tax, say 5%, on any financial transaction sound?
Arg1:	a nice new tax, say 5%, on any financial transaction
REL:	sound




with arg2 (-)
``Credibility sounds intangible.
Arg1:	Credibility
REL:	sounds
Arg2:	intangible




all args (-)
John sounds to me like a real idiot.
Arg1:	John
REL:	sounds
Arg3-to:	me
Arg2:	like a real idiot

If the syntax allows it, make 'like' a preposition, so Arg2-like.

Roleset sound.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "make a sound":

Roles:

Arg0:entity making the sound


Arg1:the sound

Examples:

alarm (-)
John sounded the alarm: "The British are coming, the British are coming!"
Arg0:	John
REL:	sounded
Arg1:	the alarm: "The British are coming, the British are coming!"