Roleset steal.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to commit theft":

Roles:

Arg0:thief, agent


Arg1:thing stolen


Arg2:stolen from

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
Thieves stole a 12th century fresco from an abandoned church in Camerino , Italy , by [*-3] removing the entire wall on which the work had been painted [*-1] [*T*-4] , police said [0] [*T*-2] ... .
Arg0:	Thieves
REL:	stole
Arg1:	a 12th century fresco
Arg2-from:	an abandoned church in Camerino , Italy ,
ArgM-MNR:	by [*-3] removing the entire wall on which the work had been painted [*-1] [*T*-4]

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


transitive (-)
AIDS dementia -- which [*T*-1] gradually steals children 's ability [*] to speak , walk and think -- is often the most striking aspect of the pediatric syndrome .
Arg0:	[*T*-1] -> which -> AIDS dementia
ArgM-MNR:	gradually
REL:	steals
Arg1:	children 's ability [*] to speak , walk and think