Roleset upset.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause emotional anguish":

Roles:

Arg0:agent of upsetting


Arg1:upset entity


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

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


straight transitive (-)
That meant no trading would occur in the final seconds, as a way of making sure that last-second orders aren't subjected to a sudden price swing that *trace* would upset customers.
Arg0:	*trace* -> that -> a sudden price swing
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	upset
Arg1:	customers

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
And what the hell does "fumpered and schumpered" mean?

object as subject (-)
``I was upset with Roger, I fumpered and schmumpered,'' says Mr. Peters.
Arg1:	I
REL:	upset
Arg0-with:	Roger




passivized (-)
John was sorely upset *trace* by Mary's offer of freshly-baked apple pie.
Arg1:	*trace* -> John
Argm-MNR:	sorely
REL:	upset
Arg0-by:	Mary's offer of freshly-baked apple pie

Roleset upset.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "turn over":

Roles:

Arg0:turner


Arg1:turned (container, usually)

Examples:

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


toys all over (-)
John upset Mary's bowl of ornamental fruit.
Arg0:	John
REL:	upset
Arg1:	Mary's bowl of ornamental fruit

This is very marginal usage by now, but there is a game called "Upset the Apple Cart".