Predicate: wring

Roleset id: wring.01 , twist (a body part) emotionally, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

wring.01: WRING-V NOTES: Member of Vncls crane-40.3.2, touch-20-1. (from wring.01-v) WRINGING-N NOTES: Based on Bolt data. Comparison to handwring.01 and WN entry for nominal 'wring'. No VN class. No FN class. Framed by Katie. (from wringing.01-n)

Aliases:

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wringing (n.)
wring (v.)Manipulation

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: twister (vnrole: 40.3.2-Agent, 20-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: twisted (vnrole: 40.3.2-Patient, 20-1-Experiencer)

Example: both args

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

        Tuesday's earthquake brought the San Francisco ad scene to a screeching halt yesterday, with [only a few staffers]-1 showing up at their offices, [*-1]mainly to survey the damage or to wring their hands about imminent new-business presentations.

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Argm-mnr: mainly
        Rel: wring
        Arg1: their hands
        Argm-cau: about imminent new-business presentations

Example: arg 1 only

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

        hand wringing

        Arg1: hand
        Rel: wringing

Example: non-hand example

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

        His wringing of the cloth caused it to rip

        Arg0: His
        Rel: wringing
        Arg1: of the cloth

Roleset id: wring.02 , remove liquid from, by twisting, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

wring.02: WRING-V NOTES: Member of Vncls funnel-9.3-2, touch-20-1, wipe_manner-10.4.1. (from wring.02-v)

Aliases:

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wring (v.)Manipulation

Roles:

        There are a variety of ways to handle the 'out of'; Treebank choosesamong them, almost always incorrectly. Do what you have to do.(Really, it should be a PP.) (from wring.02-v)
        Arg0-PAG: remover (vnrole: 9.3-1-Agent, 10.4.1-Agent, 20-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: liquid (vnrole: 9.3-1-Theme, 10.4.1-Theme, 20-1-Experiencer)
        Arg2-DIR: source; rag etc (vnrole: 10.4.1-Source)

Example: badly parsed

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

        In a speech prepared for delivery to London's financial community, Mr. Lawson summed up current economic policy as a battle [*] to wring inflation out of the British economy, using high interest rates as ``the essential instrument'' to carry out the campaign.

        Arg0: [*]
        Rel: wring
        Arg1: inflation
        Arg2: out of the British economy
        Argm-mnr: using high interest rates as ``the essential instrument'' to carry out the campaign


Predicate: wring_out

Roleset id: wring_out.03 , drain completely, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

wring_out.03: WRING_OUT-V NOTES: Be careful between this phrasal and wring.02 'remove' above. The bestdistinction is to see if the 'out' can move around--if it can, thenyou're dealing with a phrasal. If not, it's a PP. (from wring.03-v)

Aliases:

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wring_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: wringer
        Arg1-PPT: wrung

Example: bell wringer

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

        Cleaning the garage really wrung John out.

        Arg0: Cleaning the garage
        Argm-adv: really
        Rel: wrung out
        Arg1: John