Predicate: clutch
Roleset id: clutch.01 , to grasp and hold tightly, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
clutch.01: CLUTCH-V NOTES: Frames file for 'clutch' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from clutch.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| clutch (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: grasper, agent (vnrole: 15.1-1-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: entity clutched (vnrole: 15.1-1-Theme)
Example: participle
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle
Brokers clutching thick folders stand in lines , [*-1] waiting their turn [0][*] to speak to the underwriters [*T*-2] .
Arg0: Brokers
Rel: clutching
Arg1: thick folders
Example: prepositional Arg1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle
Mr. Noriega believes [0] he-1 has n't any alternative but [*]-1 to continue clutching to power .
Arg0: [*]
Rel: clutching
Arg1: to power
Predicate: clutch_on
Roleset id: clutch_on.02 , to grasp and hold tightly, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
clutch_on.02: CLUTCH_ON-V NOTES: (from clutch.02-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| clutch_on (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: grasper, agent (vnrole: 15.1-1-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: entity clutched (vnrole: 15.1-1-Theme)
Example: intransitive
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
In [*-2] describing that business in general , he says that when the client ca n't repay the loan [*T*-1], some machikin `` clutch on like hyenas '' and even take over the client 's company .
Arg0: some machikin
Rel: [ clutch] [ on]
ArgM-MNR: like hyenas