Roleset thunder.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make loud noises, speak loudly":

Roles:

Arg0:thunderer


Arg1:utterance


Arg2:listener

Examples:

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


as verb of speaking (-)
Mary thundered her disapproval at John.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	thundered
Arg1:	her disapproval
Arg2-at:	John

person: third tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


as weather verb (-)
``Wow,'' said John, ``it's really thundering outside.''
Argm-DIS:	really
REL:	thundering
Argm-LOC:	outside

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


unaccusative, too (-)
Applause thundered through the auditorium after John's heartfelt rendition of `Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.'
Arg1:	Applause
REL:	thundered
Argm-LOC:	through the auditorium
Argm-TMP:	after John's heartfelt rendition of `Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.'

Roleset thunder.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "effect a change by speaking loudly":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker


Arg1:thing affected


Arg2:effect, attribute of arg1

Examples:

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


wierd example (-)
Many delegates were willing to craft a compromise, but U.S. delegate Constance Harriman and others thundered that down.
Arg0:	U.S. delegate Constance Harriman and others
REL:	thundered
Arg1:	that
Arg2:	down