Roleset tie.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "attach":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity doing the tying


Arg1:patient, thing(s) being tied


Arg2:instrument, string


Arg3:attribute of arg1

Examples:

two arg1s (-)
Not only is development of the new company's initial machine tied *trace* directly to Mr. Cray, so is its balance sheet.
Arg1:	*trace*=development of the new company's initial machine
REL:	tied
Argm-ADV:	directly
Arg1-to:	Mr. Cray




with instrument (-)
John tied the packages with twine.
Arg0:	John
REL:	tied
Arg1:	the packages
Arg2-with:	twine




with attributive (-)
John tied the packages together.
Arg0:	John
REL:	tied
Arg1:	the packages
Arg3:	together

This almost seems like a phrasal verb, but since the "together" now describes the state of the object-of-tying, let's treat it as an attributive. Note that the same is not true of "tie up" "tie down", etc. These will take the same roleset as plain old "tie", except for the attribute.

Roleset tie.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "score the same":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of equal score


Arg1:in comparison to

Examples:

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


pithiest? barrage? who swallowed the dictionary? (-)
The pithiest testimony to their domination of the just-concluded tournament came from Giants' manager Roger Craig after his team had fallen in Game Three to a five-home-run barrage that *trace* tied a 61-year-old Series record.
Arg0:	*trace* -> that -> a five-home-run barrage
REL:	tied
Arg1:	a 61-year-old Series record

Roleset tie.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "attach":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity doing the tying


Arg1:patient, thing(s) being tied

Examples:

passive (-)
For years, the company's ads were tied *trace* in with pitches for Cannon sheets or Martex towels.
Argm-TMP:	For years
Arg1:	*trace*=the company's ads
REL:	tied
Arg1-with:	pitches for Cannon sheets or Martex towels.

Basically the same as "tie" above but instrument and attribute are not expected to appear.

Roleset tie.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "bind with rope (eg)":

Roles:

Arg0:tie-er


Arg1:tied

Examples:

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


kinky stuff (-)
Mary likes *trace* to tie John up and tease him with chocolate cake.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Mary
REL:	tie up
Arg1:	John

Roleset tie.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "be involved in":

Roles:

Arg1:thing involved


Arg2:thing involved in/with

Examples:

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


not nearly as interesting (-)
About $70 billion is estimated *trace* to be tied up in the short-term money market, which acts both as a hedge against inflation for consumers and an accelerator of inflation and deficits for the government.
Arg1:	*trace* -> $70 billion
REL:	tied up
Arg2-in:	the short-term money market, which acts both as a hedge against inflation for consumers and an accelerator of inflation and deficits for the government

Roleset tie.06 Verbnet Class: NONE "be stuck":

Roles:

Arg1:stuck entity


Arg2:cause of stuckness

Examples:

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


no clever example name (-)
Mr. Mengistu is in an increasingly weak position: Half his army is tied *trace* down defending the northern city of Asmara from the Eritreans.
Arg1:	*trace* -> Half his army
REL:	tied down
Arg2:	defending the northern city of Asmara from the Eritreans