Roleset strap.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "fasten, bind":

Roles:

Arg0:fastener, agent


Arg1:thing strapped


Arg2:location

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
British customs officers said [0] they 'd arrested eight men sneaking 111 rare snakes into Britain -- including one man who [*T*-1] strapped a pair of boa constrictors under his armpits .
Arg0:	[*T*-1] -> who -> one man
REL:	strapped
Arg1:	a pair of boa constrictors
Arg2-under:	his armpits

Roleset strap.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "be in need of":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, needer


Arg1:needed thing


Arg2:cause of need

Examples:

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


pseudo passive (-)
But not even Goldman would make a market in the securities of Southland , the owner of the nationwide chain of 7-11 convenience stores that [*T*-13] is strapped [*-12] for cash .
REL:	strapped
Arg0:	[*-12] -> [*T*-13] -> that -> the nationwide chain
Arg1-for:	cash

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


with cause of need (-)
FEMA, which coordinates federal disaster relief, is already strapped by the costs of cleaning up after Hurricane Hugo, which hit the Carolinas last month.
Arg0:	FEMA, which coordinates federal disaster relief,
ArgM-TMP:	already
REL:	strapped
Arg2-by:	the costs of cleaning up after Hurricane Hugo, which hit the Carolinas last month

Roleset strap.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "to beat with a strap":

Roles:

Arg0:beater, hitter, agent


Arg1:thing strapped

Examples:

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