Frameset - take

Predicate: take

Roleset id: take.01 , take, acquire, come to have, choose, bring with you from somewhere, internalize, ingest, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.01: TAKE-V NOTES: Roleset maps to VN classes bring-11.3, steal-10.5: classes involving movement, acceptance of another entity. (from take.01-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, take.01. Corresponds to VNcls bring-11.3, steal-10.5, hire-13.5.3. (from taking.01-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
taking (n.)
take (v.)	Removing Ingest_substance Taking Bringing

Roles:

        WATCH OUT FOR LIGHT VERBISH NOMINALS-- these have their own roleset, take.28.Arg3 added for destination since the lack of that arg has been so problematic with the verb frame. (from taking.01-n)
        Arg0-PAG: Taker (vnrole: 10.5-agent, 11.3-instrument)
        Arg1-PPT: thing taken (vnrole: 10.5-theme, 11.3-theme)
        Arg2-DIR: taken FROM, SOURCE of thing taken (vnrole: 10.5-source)
        Arg3-GOL: destination (vnrole: 11.3-destination)

Example: take-v: take office

        President Carlos Menem took office July 8.

        Arg0: President Carlos Menem
        Rel: took
        Arg1: office
        Argm-tmp: July 8

Example: take-v: take the law

        She took the law into her own hands

        Arg0: She
        Rel: took
        Arg1: the law
        Arg3: into her own hands

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        The whole trip takes about half the day .

        Arg0: The whole trip
        Rel: takes
        Arg1: about half the day

Example: take-v: capture, take militarily

        person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive

        [The Federal forces]-1 had taken Parkersburg and Grafton from the Rebels and were moving *-1 to take all the mountains .

        Arg0: *-1
        Rel: to take
        Arg1: all the mountains

Example: take-v: args 0, 1

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

        2014, the 30-year anniversary of his taking the job

        Arg0: his
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: the job

Example: take-v: args 0, 1

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

        Another way to look at this problem is to consider how much medicine is in the patient's system just prior to his taking the pill.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: the pill

Roleset id: take.02 , tolerate, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.02: TAKE-V NOTES: No Vncls. (from take.02-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.02. No VNcls. (from taking.02-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: tolerator
Arg1-PPT: thing tolerated

Example: take-v: tough movement

        [That]-1 got hard *PRO* to take *trace*-1.

        Arg0: *PRO*
        Rel: take
        Arg1: *trace*-1

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        Over three years , the fund has gone from taking losses to taking off ; though it has levelled off somewhat lately , the returns have been excellent .

        Arg0: []
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: losses

Example: taking-n: both args

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

        Is Sanborn suggesting his taking abuse might prove him a ?real man,? real enough to put on the bomb suit?

        Arg0: his
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: abuse

Roleset id: take.03 , cause (to be), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.03: TAKE-V NOTES: Member of Vncls convert-26.6.2 (from take.03-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.03. Corresponds to VNcls convert-26.6.2 (from taking.03-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: impeller to action (vnrole: 26.6.2-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: impelled agent, topic (vnrole: 26.6.2-patient)
        Arg2-GOL: impelled action, attribute of arg1 (vnrole: 26.6.2-goal)

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

        Now over 20,000 franchises worldwide work to expand the company 's territory while the headquarters takes 0.5 % of operating revenues as its share for as long as the franchise lasts .

        Arg0: the headquarters
        Rel: takes
        Arg1: 0.5 % of operating revenues
        Arg2: as its share
        Argm-tmp: for as long as the franchise lasts

Roleset id: take.04 , understand to be, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.04: TAKE-V NOTES: Member of VNcls characterize-29.2. (from take.04-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.04. Corresponds to VNcls characterize-29.2. (from taking.04-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: understander (vnrole: 29.2-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing (vnrole: 29.2-theme)
        Arg2-PRD: attribute (vnrole: 29.2-attribute)

Example: take-v: bummer

        They took the announcement as bad news.

        Arg0: They
        Rel: took
        Arg1: the announcement
        Arg2: as bad news

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        Take , for instance , this litter of Fengshui Kitties , lined up here with each holding a different colored pearl : red , purple , blue , white or yellow .

        Arg0: []
        Rel: Take
        Argm-dis: for instance
        Arg1: this litter of Fengshui Kitties , lined up here with each holding a different colored pearl : red , purple , blue , white or yellow

Example: take-v: i.e. principles understand cheating is serious.

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

        Principals take cheating seriously.

        Arg0: Principals
        Rel: take
        Arg1: cheating
        Arg2: seriously

Example: taking-n: all args

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

        Searle's submission to the work is indicated by his taking the painting,as it were,at its word: visual evidence is privileged positivistically.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: the painting
        Argm-adj: as it were
        Arg2: at its word

Roleset id: take.14 , fixed phrase: take place, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.14: TAKE-V NOTES: No Vncls. (from take.14-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.14. No VNcls. (from taking.14-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)	Event
taking (n.)

Roles:

Arg1-PPT: thing occuring
Arg2-PRD: fixed: place

Example: take-v: take place

        These events took place 35 years ago.

        Arg1: These events
        Rel: took
        Arg2: place
        Argm-tmp: 35 years ago

Example: taking-n: both args

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

        That is, where a do compound affirms the event's taking place, a modal compound affirms the conditions of potentiality governing the event's taking place.

        Arg1: the event's
        Rel: taking
        Arg2: place

Roleset id: take.15 , write-off, acknowledge a (financial) loss, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.15: TAKE-V NOTES: No Vncls. (from take.15-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.15. No VNcls. (from taking.15-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: corporation, etc
        Arg1-PPT: loss
        Arg2-VSP: current financial holdings?

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        The company took a $ 20 million charge in the fiscal first quarter ended April 29 , related to discontinuing the service .

        Arg0: The company
        Rel: took
        Arg1: [related to discontinuing the service][a $ 20 million charge]
        Argm-tmp: in the fiscal first quarter ended April 29

Example: taking-n: all args

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

        In anticipation of his taking a loss on the sale of his house, he also negotiated the addition of a signing bonus of $20k (despite being unemployed).

        Arg0: his
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: a loss
        Arg2: on the sale of his house

Roleset id: take.10 , need, requiring, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.10: TAKE-V NOTES: Maps to VN classes fit-54.3, cost-54.2& require-103. (from take.10-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.10. Corresponds to VNcls fit-54.3, cost-54.2, require-103. (from taking.10-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)	Taking_time Have_as_requirement
taking (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: requirer (vnrole: 54.2-theme, 103-pivot, 54.3-agent, 54.3-location)
        Arg1-PPT: thing required (vnrole: 54.2-value, 103-theme, 54.3-value)
        Arg2-GOL: required-of, required-from ('ablative') (vnrole: 54.2-beneficiary, 103-source)

Example: take-v: active

        Being so fragile and minute, they will take special special robotic handling equipment.

        Argm-cau: Being so fragile and minute
        Arg0: they
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: take
        Arg1: special special robotic handling equipment.

Example: take-v: it-support

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

        It [*EXP*-1] took me a half-hour [*]to move 10 feet from my parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle, and an additional hour to reach an inner roadway a half-block away.

        Rel: took
        Arg2: me
        Arg1: a half-hour
        Arg0: [*] to move 10 feet from my parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle

Example: take-v: typical out-of-order

        person: ns, tense: present, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle

        Graduate students are taking longer than ever [*-1] to get their doctor of philosophy degrees, the National Research Council says.

        Arg2: Graduate students
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: longer than ever
        Arg0: [*-1] to get their doctor of philosophy degrees

Example: ARG0 and ARG2 and ARG1

        In America telephones reached 90 % of households in 50 years , whereas it only took video recorders 18 years to do the same .

        Arg0: to do the same
        Argm-adv: only
        Rel: took
        Arg2: video recorders
        Arg1: 18 years

Roleset id: take.16 , take by surprise, taking by surprise (or some other manner), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.16: TAKE-V NOTES: No Vncls. (from take.16-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.16. No VNcls. (from taking.16-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of surprise
        Arg1-PPT: experiencer of surprise
        Arg2-PRD: surprise

Example: take-v: surprise!

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

        Rumors of an impending devaluation have been circulating in Moscow for weeks , but the size of the cut took many Western bankers by surprise .

        Arg0: the size of the cut
        Rel: took
        Arg1: many Western bankers
        Arg2: by surprise

Example: taking-n: all args

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

        Josephus has five episodes of conflict with the Tiberians in the Life, none of which involves his taking the city by storm.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: the city
        Arg2: by storm

Roleset id: take.17 , become fond of, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.17: TAKE-V NOTES: Keep in mind that usages such as "take care," "take into consideration," "take steps," where the head of the object are also predicating elements, are Light Verb usages, and should be marked .LV. (from take.17-v predicate notes) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.17. No VNcls. (from taking.17-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: entity becoming fond of something
Arg1-PPT: thing fond of

Example: take-v: ballooning? really?

        person: ns, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle

        Americans it seems [0] [*T*-1]have followed Malcolm Forbes 's hot-air lead and taken to ballooning in a heady way .

        Arg0: Americans
        Argm-dis: it seems [0] [*T*-1]
        Rel: taken
        Arg1: to ballooning
        Argm-mnr: in a heady way

Example: taking-n: both args

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

        ...and had he not been a man of inflexible morals and regular habits, there would have been a great danger of his taking to politics, or drinking,?both which pernicious vices we daily see men driven to by mere spleen and idleness.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: to politics, or drinking, -- both which pernicious vices we daily see men driven to by mere spleen and idleness

Roleset id: take.25 , swindle/rob someone of something, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.25: TAKE-V NOTES: No VNcls. Added by Julia based on Callhome-1. (from take.25-v) TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.25. No VNcls. (from taking.25-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)
taking (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: Swindler
        Arg1-PPT: poor schmuck getting swindled
        Arg2-VSP: money/item being taken

Example: take-v: the syntax should look like this

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

        In the divorce, she took him for half of everything.

        Argm-loc: In the divorce
        Arg0: she
        Rel: took
        Arg1: him
        Arg2: for half of everything

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

        she probably took him for half of it now

        Arg0: she
        Argm-adv: probably
        Rel: took
        Arg1: him
        Arg2: for half of it
        Argm-tmp: now

Roleset id: take.LV , light verb, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.LV: TAKE-V NOTES: Keep in mind that usages such as "take care,""take into consideration," "take steps," where the head of the object are also predicating elements, are Light Verb usages, and should bemarked .LV. (from take.LV-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)

Roles:

Example: take.LV: take lesson

        Sony took a lesson from the American management books.

        Rel: took
        Argm-PRR: a lesson

Example: take.LV: take measures

        It has taken measures to prevent cheating.

        Rel: taken
        Argm-PRR: measures

Example: take.LV: take advantage

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

        According to industry lawyers, the ruling gives [pipeline companies]-1 an important second chance *trace*-1 to resolve remaining disputes and take advantage of the cost-sharing mechanism.

        Rel: take
        Argm-PRR: advantage

Example: take.LV: take some comfort

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

        Investors unsetled by the stock market's recent gyrations can take some comfort in the predictable arrival of quarterly dividend checks.

        Rel: take
        Argm-PRR: some comfort

Roleset id: take.32 , take after; heredity, similarity, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.32: TAKE-V NOTES: Added by Julia for BOLT

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (v.)

Roles:

Arg1-PAG: similar entity
Arg2-PPT: entity taken after

Example: name-v

        She will take after you when she grows up

        Arg1: She
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: take
        Arg2: after you
        Argm-tmp: when she grows up

Roleset id: take.34 , opinion, perspective, position, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take.34: TAKE-N NOTES: Added by Julia

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity having an opinion/take
        Arg1-PPT: opinion, perspective
        Arg2-VSP: attributive, subject matter

Example: take-n

        My take on this is that "we too" probably sounds overly formal to most listeners.

        Arg0: My
        Rel: take
        Arg2: on this
        Arg1: is that "we too" probably sounds overly formal to most listeners

Predicate: take_away

Roleset id: take_away.05 , take away: remove, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_away.05: TAKE_AWAY-V NOTES: (from take.05-v) TAKING_AWAY-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.05. No VNcls. (from taking.05-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_away (v.)
taking_away (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: taker
Arg1-PPT: thing removed

Example: take_away-v: Calgon, take me away!

        [Marshall Coleman]-1 wants to *trace*-1 take away your right to choose

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [take] [away]
        Arg1: your right to choose

Example: taking_away-n: all args

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

        Having already killed his wife and sons out of fear of their taking away his power, he has no remorse in ordering all newborn males in Bethlehem killed

        Arg0: their
        Rel: [taking][away]
        Arg1: his power

Predicate: take_in

Roleset id: take_in.06 , take in: give shelter, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_in.06: TAKE_IN-V NOTES: might be misparsed (from take.06-v predicate notes) TAKING_IN-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.06. No VNcls. (from taking.06-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_in (v.)
taking_in (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: entity giving shelter
Arg1-PPT: entity taking shelter

Example: take_in-v: Arg0 rel Arg1

        This exclusive club has taken in a host of flashy new members

        Arg0: This exclusive club
        Rel: [taken] [in]
        Arg1: a host of flashy new members

Example: taking_in-n: both args

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

        You can debate the wisdom of his taking in strays all you want, he won't change that.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [in]
        Arg1: strays

Roleset id: take_in.23 , enjoy, experience, especially viewing, taking_in: enjoying sensory input (esp viewing), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_in.23: TAKE_IN-V NOTES: Roleset based on webtext instances. No relevant VN entry. Comparison to watch. Framed by Claire. (from take.23-v) TAKING_IN-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.23. No VNcls. (from taking.23-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_in (v.)
taking_in (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: entity taking something in
Arg1-PPT: entity enjoyed, viewed, taken in

Example: take_in-v: Args 0 & 1

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

        However , I took in NTD TV 's Chinese New Year Spectacular as a friend had suggested and my literary and art cells sprung immediately and unexpectedly back to life .

        Argm-dis: However
        Arg0: I
        Rel: [took][in]
        Arg1: NTD TV's Chinese New Year Spectacular
        Argm-mnr: as a friend had suggested

Example: take_in-v: Very Similar

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

        It's a city where-1 you can settle for a Broadway musical, enjoy a classic Shakespeare production, or take in a puppet show on a any given day *T*-1.

        Argm-slc: where-1 *--> a city
        Arg0: you
        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: [take][in]
        Arg1: a puppet show
        Argm-tmp: on any given day
        Argm-loc: *T*-1

Example: taking_in-n: both args

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

        Additionally, there are several San Francisco Hotels close to the vicinity of Fisherman?s Wharf where tourists can stay after their taking in the sights.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: [taking] [in]
        Arg1: the sights

Predicate: take_off

Roleset id: take_off.07 , take off: remove, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_off.07: TAKE_OFF-V NOTES: (from take.07-v) TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.07. No VNcls. (from taking.07-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_off (v.)	Undressing
taking_off (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: entity removing something
Arg1-PPT: thing being removed

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        The painters took turns taking off their shirts to model for each other , and Hsia would sometimes spend the whole day sketching customers at the ice - cream shop by the train station , after paying for a single slice of watermelon .

        Arg0: The painters
        Rel: [taking][off]
        Arg1: their shirts
        Argm-prp: to model for each other

Example: taking_off-n: both args

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

        On one day in August, Day fired off 11 messages, known as tweets, covering such issues as a gate agent's cranky behavior, Southwest job openings and a passenger's in-flight meltdown that led to his taking off his clothes.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [off]
        Arg1: his clothes

Roleset id: take_off.08 , take off: increase dramatically, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_off.08: TAKE_OFF-V NOTES: (from take.08-v) TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.08. No VNcls, but see calibratable_cos-45.6. (from taking.08-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_off (v.)
taking_off (n.)

Roles:

        Arg2 added due to expected usage. Ideally, the verb frame should have this as well. (from taking.08-n)
        Arg1-PPT: thing increasing
        Arg2-VSP: specific aspect of arg1 that is taking off

Example: take_off-v: zoom

        The pace has taken off.

        Arg1: The pace
        Rel: [taken] [off]

Example: taking_off-n: both args

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

        Gold's taking off in price came as a shock to the prospector

        Arg1: Gold's
        Rel: [taking] [off]
        Arg2: in price

Roleset id: take_off.19 , process of becoming airborne, as a plane, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_off.19: TAKE_OFF-V NOTES: (from take.19-v) TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.19. No VNcls. (from taking.19-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
taking_off (n.)
take_off (v.)

Roles:

Arg1-PPT: airplane
Arg2-DIR: airport

Example: take_off-v: leavin' on a jet plane...

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

        Keep in mind that this is the same movie in which a character is flattened by a steamroller only to pop right back up and peer in the window of a Boeing 747 -- from the outside -- as it takes off.

        Arg1: it
        Rel: [ takes] [ off]

Example: taking_off-n: both args

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

        This video is of their taking off from Grimes Field starting at 7:00 am with one plane taking off every 90 seconds.

        Arg1: their
        Rel: [taking] [off]
        Arg2: from Grimes Field
        Argm-tmp: starting at 7:00 am
        Argm-adj: with one plane taking off every 90 seconds

Roleset id: take_off.18 , take time off, like for vacation, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_off.18: TAKE_OFF-V NOTES: (from take.18-v) TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.18. No VNcls. (from taking.18-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_off (v.)
taking_off (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity taking a vacation
        Arg1-PPT: 'time'
        Arg2-DIR: work, job, etc

Example: take_off-v: mental health day

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

        And when Mr. Engelken asked him why he took time [*ICH*-1] [*ICH*-2]off from work for somebody he didn't even know [*T*-4] [*T*-5] [*T*-6]...

        Arg0: he
        Rel: [took][off]
        Arg1: time [*ICH*-1] [*ICH*-2]
        Arg2: from work
        Argm-adv: for someone he didn't even know

Example: taking_off-n: all args

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

        Daniel and I were discussing his taking a week off from work to drive me up there.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [off]
        Arg1: a week
        Arg2: from work
        Argm-prd: to drive me up there

Roleset id: take_off.33 , get going, hit the road, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_off.33: TAKE_OFF-V TAKING_OFF-N NOTES: Added by Julia for AMR.

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_off (v.)
taking_off (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity leaving
        Arg1-DIR: start point
        Arg2-GOL: destination

Example: take_off-v

        ever since i was old enough to figure out how to use public transportation by myself, i've been taking off on whim to wherever.

        Argm-tmp: ever since i was old enough to figure out how to use public transportation by myself
        Arg0: i
        Rel: [taking][off]
        Argm-mnr: on whim
        Arg2: to wherever

Predicate: take_on

Roleset id: take_on.09 , take on: acquire, hiring, undertaking, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_on.09: TAKE_ON-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls adopt-93. (from take.09-v) TAKING_ON-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.09. Corresponds to VNcls adopt-93. (from taking.09-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_on (v.)	Hiring
taking_on (n.)

Roles:

        refer to acquire and other verbs-of-acquisition for usage ofhigher-numbered args (from take.09-v)
        Arg0-PAG: entity acquiring something (vnrole: 93-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing being acquired (vnrole: 93-theme)
        Arg2-DIR: seller
        Arg3-VSP: price paid
        Arg4-GOL: benefactive

Example: take_on-v: simple transitive

        A young, short-term employee can't take on any responsibility

        Arg0: A young, short-term employee
        Argm-mod: ca
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: take on
        Arg1: any responsiblity

Example: taking_on-n: arg1 as an undertaking

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

        In exchange for their taking on that work, the rest of us need to trust that our colleagues are working diligently on our behalf.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: [taking] [on]
        Arg1: that work

Example: taking_on-n: arg1 animate

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

        Despite the concern of their lawyers and accountants about their taking on new partners, they developed a plan to open a dozen food businesses under the same brand utilizing committed, passionate business partners that upheld the same ideals of community involvement.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: [taking] [on]
        Arg1: new partners

Example: taking_on-n: args 0, 1

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

        There may not have been any choice in their taking on these duties.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: [taking] [on]
        Arg1: these duties

Roleset id: take_on.21 , take on: (prepare for) battle, taking_on: facing in battle, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_on.21: TAKE_ON-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls confront-98. (from take.21-v) TAKING_ON-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.21. Corresponds to VNcls confront-98. (from taking.21-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_on (v.)
taking_on (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: hero (vnrole: 98-agent)
Arg1-PPT: adversary (vnrole: 98-theme)

Example: take_on-v: David and Goliath

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

        ``I will sit down and talk some of the problems out, but take on the political system? Uh-uh,'' he says with a shake of the head.

        Arg0: I
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: [ take] [ on]
        Arg1: the political system

Example: taking_on-n: both args

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

        Much of Hollywood was sceptical at their taking on such a Goliath, but they won and Simmons was able to star at MGM in Young Bess (1953) with Granger, Charles Laughton and Deborah Kerr supporting the radiant star.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: [taking] [on]
        Arg1: such a Goliath

Predicate: take_out

Roleset id: take_out.11 , take out: obtain, draw (out), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_out.11: TAKE_OUT-V NOTES: (from take.11-v) TAKING_OUT-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.11. No VNcls. (from taking.11-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_out (v.)
taking_out (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: entity drawing something forth
Arg1-PPT: thing taken out

Example: take_out-v: take out an ad

        A company once took out an ad.

        Arg0: A company
        Argm-tmp: once
        Rel: [took] [out]
        Arg1: an ad

Example: taking_out-n: both args

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

        In this decision, we hold that Colonel Wexler's employing agency must reimburse him for expenses he incurred in taking out that loan, since the expenses are similar in kind and amount to those for which reimbursement is specifically made appropriate by the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR).

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [out]
        Arg1: that loan

Roleset id: take_out.26 , project anger on someone, idiomatic, taking_out: directing neg emotion towards someone (unfairly), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_out.26: TAKE_OUT-V NOTES: Roleset added due to instances in CallHome corpus. Framed by Claire. No VN class. (from take.26-v) TAKING_OUT-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.26. No VNcls. (from taking.26-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_out (v.)
taking_out (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: angry person
        Arg1-PPT: usually "it", thing causing anger
        Arg2-GOL: person anger is projected on

Example: take_out-v: Typical Usage

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

        Whether they take it out on Governor Schwartzeneggar in California could be another test of that as well.

        Arg0: they
        Rel: [take][out]
        Arg1: it
        Arg2: on Governor Schwartzeneggar
        Argm-loc: in California

Example: taking_out-n: all args

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

        I hope you can figure out a way to provide your children with whatever your mom wasn?t able to provide you, and help your DH overcome his taking out his rage on the kids.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [out]
        Arg1: his rage
        Arg2: on the kids

Roleset id: take_out.27 , kill, taking_out: killing, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_out.27: TAKE_OUT-V NOTES: Based on "take out" instances in BOLT part 1. Framed by Claire. (from take.27-v) TAKING_OUT-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.27. No VNcls. (from taking.27-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_out (v.)
taking_out (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: killer, person taking out someone or something
Arg1-PPT: person being attacked

Example: take_out-v: Both args, typical usage

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

        Remember when we-1 went in PRO-1 to take out Bin Laden we could n't tell the Pakistani government for fear that Bin Laden would have been tipped off and escaped ...

        Arg0: PRO-1
        Rel: [take][out]
        Arg1: Bin Laden

Example: taking_out-n: both args

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

        Obama will be remembered for his taking out Bin Laden, Awlaki, decimating and crushing Al-Qaida.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [out]
        Arg1: Bin Laden, Awlaki

Roleset id: take_out.28 , take_out: vacation, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_out.28: TAKE_OUT-V NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, take_off.18. (from take.28-v)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity taking time off
        Arg1-PPT: time taken
        Arg2-DIR: work, job, etc (taking a vacation from)

Example: take_out-v: args 0, 1

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

        I do n't know whether *PRO*-1 to just go , or take a year out , and try and ask my medical school for a deferred entry -LRB- which is unlikely I think -RRB- .

        Arg0: *PRO*-1
        Rel: [take] [out]
        Arg1: a year

Example: take_out-v: All args + PRP

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

        [Fearne Cotton]-1 is set *PRO*-1 to take a year out from her television career to concentrate on motherhood - and we'll genuinely miss her!

        Arg0: *PRO*-1
        Rel: [take] [out]
        Arg1: a year
        Arg2: from her television career
        Argm-prp: to concentrate on motherhood

Predicate: take_over

Roleset id: take_over.12 , take over: become dominant, in charge, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_over.12: TAKE_OVER-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls adopt-93. (from take.12-v) TAKING_OVER-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.12. Corresponds to VNcls adopt-93. (from taking.12-n) TAKEOVER-N NOTES: Roleset based on take.12. No corresponding VN class. Framed by Katie (from takeover.01-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_over (v.)	Change_of_leadership
takeover (n.)
taking_over (n.)

Roles:

        Arg2 added due to expected occurance (from taking.12-n)
        Arg0-PAG: entity becoming dominant (vnrole: 93-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: entity being taken over (vnrole: 93-theme)
        Arg2-DIR: the old boss

Example: take_over-v: unstated object

        Mrs. Ward took over in 1986

        Arg0: Mrs. Ward
        Rel: [took] [over]
        Argm-tmp: in 1986

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        Now people have started wondering if overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia - and in particular from Singapore and Malaysia - are taking over the mainstream of the Taiwanese music industry .

        Arg0: overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia - and in particular from Singapore and Malaysia
        Rel: [taking][over]
        Arg1: the mainstream of the Taiwanese music industry

Example: taking_over-n: args 0, 2

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

        Vanderbilt interim head coach Robbie Caldwell talks about his taking over for Bobby Johnson.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [over]
        Arg2: for Bobby Johnson

Example: taking_over-n: Strange steed...

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

        The Anniversary Of His Taking Over The Reins Of The World's Fifth-biggest G

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [over]
        Arg1: the reins of the world's fifth-biggest G

Example: takeover-n: example with both args

        its takeover by Coniston Partners

        Arg1: its
        Rel: takeover
        Arg0: by Coniston Partners

Example: takeover-n: Example with only arg 1

        the UAL takeover

        Arg1: UAL
        Rel: takeover

Example: takeover-n: Example with both args where arg 0 may be confusing

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

        An opposition takeover of the company

        Arg0: An opposition
        Rel: takeover
        Arg1: of the company

Example: takeover-n: Make sure you know whether an arg is the thing taking over or the thing begin taken over

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

        The WWP takeover

        Arg0: The WWP
        Rel: takeover

Example: takeover-n: Arg 1 as a pp

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

        The takeover of Britain's Plessey Co.

        Rel: takeover
        Arg1: of Britain's Plessey Co.

Predicate: take_up

Roleset id: take_up.13 , occupy space, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_up.13: TAKE_UP-V NOTES: No Vncls . (from take.13-v) TAKING_UP-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on one aspect of take.13. No VNcls. (from taking.13-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_up (v.)
taking_up (n.)

Roles:

        arg2 is a different arg2 from the verb frame, which was trying to accommodate separate senses that take separate syntax. This arg2 is more like the theme arg seen in the spatial configuration VNcls (although this frame does not correspond to that VNcls fully). (from taking.13-n)
        Arg0-PAG: entity taking up space
        Arg1-PPT: space occupied
        Arg2-COM: specific thing arg0 is using to take up space (if separate)

Example: take_up-v: vaguely passive

        Most of the picture is taken up with endless scenes of talking heads.

        Arg1: Most of the picture
        Rel: [taken] [up]
        Arg0: with endless scenes of talking heads

Example: taking_up-n: all args

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

        I've come far since then (1 year August since my RAI)& generally feel well, so I hope you don't mind my taking up space with post-trauma thyroid issues.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: [taking] [up]
        Arg1: space
        Arg2: with post-trauma thyroid issues

Roleset id: take_up.30 , raise an issue/grievance, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_up.30: TAKE_UP-V NOTES: This was formerly included in take-v.13, but that frame has been split. TAKING_UP-N NOTES: Added by Julia for unification

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_up (v.)
taking_up (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity taking
        Arg1-PPT: thing being occupied
        Arg2-COM: collaborator, interlocutor

Example: take_up-v: active

        The Senate will take up the measure quickly.

        Arg0: The Senate
        Rel: [take] [up]
        Arg1: the measure
        Argm-tmp: quickly

Example: take_up-v: with arg2

        They took it up with Warner.

        Arg0: They
        Rel: [took] [up]
        Arg1: it
        Arg2: with Warner

Roleset id: take_up.31 , start a habitual activity, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_up.31: TAKE_UP-V NOTES: This was formerly included in take-v.13, but that frame has been split. TAKING_UP-N NOTES: Added by Julia for unification

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_up (v.)	Activity_start
taking_up (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: entity taking up a new activity
Arg1-PPT: the new activity

Example: take_up-v

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

        He took up knitting

        Arg0: He
        Rel: [took] [up]
        Arg1: knittinge

Predicate: take_aback

Roleset id: take_aback.20 , take aback: different kind of surprise, taking_aback: surprising, offensively, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_aback.20: TAKE_ABACK-V NOTES: (from take.20-v) TAKING_ABACK-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.20. No VNcls. (from taking.20-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_aback (v.)
taking_aback (n.)

Roles:

        This one is probably quite rare and somewhat awkward, and will necessarily have an extra arg compared to the current verb frame to even work. (from taking.20-n)
        Arg0-PAG: surprising entity
        Arg1-PPT: surprised entity

Example: take_aback-v: only passive

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

        [He]-4 is taken [*-4]aback in an interview when asked whether, as mayor, he plans on reforming the political ``fiefdoms'' that perpetuate the monumental ineffectiveness of New York's school system.

        Rel: [ taken] [ aback]
        Arg1: [*-4]
        Argm-loc: in an interview
        Argm-tmp: when asked whether, as mayor, he plans on reforming the political ``fiefdoms'' that perpetuate the monumental ineffectiveness of New York's school system

Example: taking_aback-n: both args

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

        I was so out of control by his taking me aback that I didn't know what to do ? to laugh from hysteria,

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [aback]
        Arg1: me

Predicate: take_down

Roleset id: take_down.22 , deconstruct, destroy, bringin an end to, defeat, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_down.22: TAKE_DOWN-V NOTES: predicate added by Arrick (from take.22-v) TAKING_DOWN-N NOTES: Added by Julia based loosely on take.22 (although here we should try to use "DIR" with down using take.01 when possible, and use this frame for the more finite 'defeat', 'end' sense). No VNcls. (from taking.22-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_down (v.)
taking_down (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: taker
Arg1-PPT: thing taken down

Example: take_down-v

        and that is *PRO* to take down their nuclear program dismantle it dismantle their weapons of mass destruction programs in a verifiable way before all those assurances can go into place.

        Arg0: *PRO*
        Rel: [take] [down]
        Arg1: their nuclear program

Example: taking_down-n: both args

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

        As he stood on the rooftop studying the darkened windows of the strip joint across from him, Dick noticed that sometime between his taking down the dark stranger and reaching the corner of Water Street and Shoreline Drive, the drenching rain had stopped.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [down]
        Arg1: the dark stranger

Predicate: take_hold

Roleset id: take_hold.24 , grab, taking_hold: grabbing, physically or abstractly, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

take_hold.24: TAKE_HOLD-V NOTES: Added by Julia based on instance in Brown. No Vncls. (from take.24-v) TAKING_HOLD-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on take.24. No VNcls. (from taking.24-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
take_hold (v.)	Inchoative_attaching
taking_hold (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: grabber
Arg1-PPT: grabbed

Example: take_hold-v: Brown example

        person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle

        And then the Amen corner took hold , re-enacting a form of group participation in worship that stemmed from years before the Greek chorus , spreading down through the African forest , overseas to the West Indies , and then here in Alabama .

        Argm-dis: And then
        Arg0: the Amen corner
        Rel: took hold
        Argm-adv: re-enacting a form of group participation in worship that stemmed from years before the Greek chorus, preading down through the African forest, overseas to the West Indies, and then here in Alabama

Example: take_hold-v: Russian folk tale with lots of grabbing.

        person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle

        The mouse took hold of the cat, the cat took hold of the dog, the dog took hold of the granddaughter, the granddaughter took hold of the old woman, the old woman took hold of the old man, the old man took hold of the turnip, they pulled and pulled--and finally--out came the turnip!

        Arg0: The mouse
        Rel: took hold
        Arg1: of the cat

Example: taking_hold-n: physical grabbing

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

        When appellee took hold of the short rope, he only assumed the risk incident to his taking hold of a rope of similar size and appearance.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: [taking] [hold]
        Arg1: of a rope of similar size and appearance

Predicate: taking

Roleset id: taking.29 , nominal version of light verb, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

taking.29: TAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia to accommodate Light verb usages in nominalized form. Corresponds to the .LV frame in verbs. Compare to 'making.02'. No VNcls. (from taking.28-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
taking (n.)

Roles:

        This roleset should only be used for cases where 'taking' acts as a light verb and the object of 'taking' is also an eventive, predicating noun. Use argMs for all other arguments-- these cannot be predicted because they are related to the true predicate rather than 'taking'. (from taking.28-n)
        Arg0-PAG: taker, subject of ligh verbish noun
        Arg1-PPT: true noun predicate

Example: taking-n: both args

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

        There are two very amusing Grant scenes: his taking a bath in his suit and playing an orange-under-the-jaw game in a nightclub.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: taking
        Arg1: a bath
        Argm-mnr: in his suit