Predicate: flood

Roleset id: flood.01 , cover with a liquid, to fill with an excess, filling past capacity with liquid, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

flood.01: FLOOD-V NOTES: Frames file for 'flood' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from flood.01-v) FLOOD-N NOTES: Based on sentences in nouns-00040. Comparison to flood.01-V. See Vn clases fill-9.8 and other_cos-45.4. Framed by Katie. (from flood.01-n) FLOODING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, flood-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls fill-9.8, other_cos-45.4. (from flooding.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
flood (v.)
flood (n.)
flooding (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer (vnrole: 45.4-agent, 9.8-agent)
        Arg1-GOL: location flooded (vnrole: 45.4-patient, 9.8-theme)
        Arg2-PPT: liquid

Example: flood-v: all arguments

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

        When Mrs. Thatcher cut the top tax rate to 40 % [*T*-1] , Mr. Lawson flooded the country with money [*-2]to prevent the pound from [*-3] rising against the mark .

        Argm-tmp: When Mrs. Thatcher cut the top tax rate to 40 % [*T*-1]
        Arg0: Mr. Lawson
        Rel: flooded
        Arg1: the country
        Arg2: with money
        Argm-pnc: [*-2] to prevent the pound from [*-3]rising against the mark

Example: flood-v: passive

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

        In 1984 , the Costa Rican government requested help [*] to establish a radio station in [the northern part]-1 of the country , flooded [*]-1 by airwaves of Sandinista propaganda .

        Rel: flooded
        Arg1: [*]
        Arg2: by airwaves of Sandinista propaganda

Example: flood-n: arg 1

        a flood of selling by other investors

        Rel: flood
        Arg2: of selling by other investors

Example: flood-n: arg 1 before the noun

        the selling flood

        Arg2: selling
        Rel: flood

Example: flood-n: finding more than arg 1 may be rare

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        a flood of new supply

        Rel: flood
        Arg2: of new supply

Example: flooding-n: Args 1, 2

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        It is often necessary to raise mounds or dykes along the course of rivers to keep them within their channels, and prevent their flooding the lands which lie near them, when the waters rise above their usual level.

        Arg1: their
        Rel: flooding
        Arg2: the lands which lie near them
        Argm-tmp: when the waters rise above their usual level