Roleset usher.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "lead, escort":

Roles:

Arg0:usher


Arg1:person led


Arg2:destination

Examples:

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


would not have expected this usage (-)
Visitors are ushered *trace* into the premises by red-frocked doormen known as waiters, a reminder of the insurance market's origins in a coffeehouse in 17th century London.
REL:	ushered
Arg1:	*trace* -> Visitors
Arg2-into:	the premises
Arg0-by:	red-frocked doormen known as waiters

Roleset usher.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "signal the start of":

Roles:

Arg0:signal


Arg1:thing starting

Examples:

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


so that's when it started (-)
But in the three leading political contests of 1989, the negative ads have reached new levels of hostility, raising fears that this kind of mudslinging, empty of significant issues, is ushering in a new era of campaigns without content.
Arg0:	this kind of mudslinging, empty of significant issues,
REL:	[ ushering] [ in]
Arg1:	a new era of campaigns without content