Roleset total.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "sums to":

Roles:

Arg1:thing being counted


Arg2:count

Examples:

ergative (-)
Newsweek's ad pages totaled 1620, a drop of 3.2% from last year.
Arg1:	Newsweek's ad pages
REL:	totaled
Arg2-EXT:	1620, a drop of 3.2% from last year

Many, many adjectives to be avoided (eg "total panic").

Roleset total.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "slang: wreck completely":

Roles:

Arg0:wrecker


Arg1:wreck

Examples:

oh too true (-)
John totaled his car.
Arg0:	John
REL:	totaled
Arg1:	his car

I doubt this will appear in WSJ.

Roleset total.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "count":

Roles:

Arg0:counter


Arg1:thing counted

Examples:

bills (-)
John totaled up the restaurant bill.
Arg0:	John
REL:	totaled up
Arg1:	the restaurant bill

Possibly takes arg2 "EXT" as well.