Roleset time.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "measure the time it takes to do an action":

Roles:

Arg0:measurer


Arg1:action


Arg2:time required

Examples:

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


passive (-)
John ran the Boston Marathon last week, and *trace* was timed *trace at one week, three days, four hours, sixteen minutes and 27 seconds, his best performance yet.
REL:	timed
Arg1:	*trace* -> *trace* -> John
Arg2-at:	one week, three days, four hours, sixteen minutes and 27 seconds

Roleset time.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "synchronize":

Roles:

Arg0:agent


Arg1:first thing synchronized


Arg2:second thing, if separate

Examples:

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


merged things (-)
Totally absorbed, the ringers stare straight ahead, *trace* using peripheral vision (they call it ``rope-sight'') *trace* to watch the other ropes and thus time their pulls.
Arg0:	*trace* -> *trace* -> the ringers
REL:	time
Arg1:	their pulls

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


second thing, sorta (-)
Renaissance declined to confirm the move, but its stock purchases were thought to have begun Tuesday, timed *trace* to coincide with the maturity this week of Treasury bills owned by the firm.
Arg1:	*trace* -> its stock purchases
REL:	timed
Arg2:	to coincide with the maturity this week of Treasury bills owned by the firm

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


clearer arg2 (-)
John timed his snoring with Mary's breathing.
Arg0:	John
REL:	timed
Arg1:	his snoring
Arg2-with:	Mary's breathing