Predicate: thin

Roleset id: thin.01 , (cause to) become narrow or sparse, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

thin.01: THIN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'thin' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. Member of Vncls other_cos-45.4. (from thin.01-v) THINNING-N NOTES: thin.01 (from thinning.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
thinning (n.)
thin (v.)Cause_change_of_consistency

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: cause, agent (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: entity getting thin (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
        Arg2-PPT: component parts of arg1 that aren't close together

Example: intransitive

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        His hair was thinning.

        Arg1: his hair
        Rel: thinning

Roleset id: thin.03 , have a low density, narrow width, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

thin.03: THIN-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-2,3 (from thin.01-j) THINNER-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from thinner.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
thinner (j.)
thin (j.)Body_description_holistic

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent
        Arg1-PPT: thin entity
        Arg2-VSP: component parts of arg1 that aren't close together

Example: both args

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

        The small area we were in was thin of trees so I could see the sky.

        Arg1: The small area we were in
        Rel: thin
        Arg2: of trees
        Argm-adv: so I could see the sky

Example: arg1

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

        -LRB- BTW , he 's very thin , but has a heart condition -RRB- .

        Arg1: he
        Argm-ext: very
        Rel: thin


Predicate: thin_out

Roleset id: thin_out.02 , thin_out: to make or become sparse or sparser, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

thin_out.02: THIN_OUT-V NOTES: See Vncls other_cos-45.4. (from thin.02-v) THINNING_OUT-N NOTES: thin.02 (from thinning.02-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
thinning_out (n.)
thin_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: cause, agent
        Arg1-PPT: entity getting thin

Example: passive

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

        For one thing , Pentagon officials worry that the U.S. will have a much tougher time persuading Europeans to keep some short-range nuclear weapons on their soil once [Soviet armored forces]-1 are thinned [*-1]out .

        Rel: [ thinned] [ out]
        Arg1: [*-1]