Roleset tan.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) become darker in skin tone":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of tanning (eg sun)


Arg1:tanned entity, entity courting skin cancer


Arg2:description of tan, attribute of arg1

Examples:

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


adjectival (-)
At the ritzy Fashion Island Shopping Center, the tanned and elegant ladies of this wealthy Southern California beach community disembark from their Mercedes-Benzes and BMWs for another day of exercising their credit cards.
REL:	tanned
Arg1:	ladies

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


verbal (-)
Three weeks of slaving away in the hot sun tanned John a deep purple.
Arg0:	Three weeks of slaving away in the hot sun
REL:	tanned
Arg1:	John
Arg2:	a deep purple

Funny skin that boy has.