Predicate: pin

Roleset id: pin.01 , attach with a pin, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

pin.01: PIN-V NOTES: Based on financial subcorpus. Member of VNcls tape-22.4. Comparison to 'attach'. (from pin.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
pin (v.)Attaching

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, entity causing two objects to be attached (vnrole: 22.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: first thing being pinned (vnrole: 22.4-Patient)
        Arg2-PPT: second thing, pinned to what (vnrole: 22.4-co-patient)
        Arg3-MNR: instrument, pin (vnrole: 22.4-Instrument)

Example: the one example

        The release of MiniScribe's new balance sheet came one day after it introduced its new line of one-inch disk drives, [on which]-1 it is pinning much of its hope for survival *trace*-1.

        Arg0: it
        Rel: pinning
        Arg1: much of its hope for survival
        Arg2: *trace*-1
        Argm-slc: [on which] -> one-inch disk drives

Example: ouch

        John pinned his heart to his sleeve.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: pinned
        Arg1: his heart
        Arg2: to his sleeve


Predicate: pin_down

Roleset id: pin_down.02 , lock or establish clearly, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

pin_down.02: PIN_DOWN-V NOTES: Based on financial subcorpus. Corresponds to VNcls tape-22.4. Comparison to 'attach'. (from pin.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
pin_down (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, entity causing two objects to be attached (vnrole: 22.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: first thing being pinned (vnrole: 22.4-Patient)
        Arg2-PPT: second thing, pinned to what (vnrole: 22.4-co-patient)
        Arg3-MNR: instrument (vnrole: 22.4-Instrument)

Example: the one example

        Now, researchers believe they have pinned down the cause of the poor stability.

        Arg0: they
        Rel: pinned down
        Arg1: the cause of the poor stability

Example: literal

        The rest of us pinned the kid down on the ground.

        Arg0: The rest of us
        Rel: pinned down
        Arg1: the kid
        Argm-loc: on the ground