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[9 : Somebody ----s somebody ]
[8 : Somebody ----s something ]



NP (Agent) V () NP (Theme) PP.trajectory[PREP] (Trajectory)
NP (Agent) V () PP[over] (Distance) PP[into] (Goal) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[into] (Goal) PP[across] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[onto] (Goal) PP[out] (Source)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[from] (Source)
NP (Agent) V () INI (Goal) Sub (Manner) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[off] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[around] (Area) PP[by] (Handle)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Degree) AJP (Result) 2nd (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AJP (Depictive) PP[down] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Goal) PP[by] (Handle) Poss (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[into] (Goal) AVP (Path)
NP (Agent) V () VPto (Goal) AVP (Source) PP[from] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[inside] (Goal) NP (Theme) AVP (Time)
NP (Agent) V () PP[by] (Handle) PP[along] (Path) AJP (Result) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[by] (Handle) AJP (Result) Poss (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[by] (Handle) AVP (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[along] (Path)
NP (Agent) V () PP[off] (Source) NP (Theme) PP[during] (Time)
NP (Theme) V () PP[around] (Area) PP[by] (Cause)
NP (Cause) V () AVP (Manner) AJP (Result) 2nd (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () DNI (Area) INC (Cause) AVP (Result) INI (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Depictive) PP[into] (Goal) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () DNI (Goal) PP[in] (Manner) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[against] (Goal) AVP (Manner) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[like] (Manner) PP[across] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Manner) PP[out] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Path) PP[across] (Path) NP (Theme) PP[as] (Time)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Path)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Place) PP[off] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Distance) INI (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () PP[by] (Agent) NP (Distance) INI (Path)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[up] (Goal) PP[like] (Manner)
NP (Agent) V () PP[into] (Goal) PP[from] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[over] (Path) PP[to] (Result) NP (Theme)
NP (Cause) V () PP[between] (Goal) 2nd (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[into] (Goal) AVP (Manner) AVP (Path)
NP (Agent) V () PP[with] (Means) PP[across] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[down] (Path) PP[in] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Distance) INI (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[around] (Area) PP[with] (Instrument) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[around] (Area) AVP (Manner) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[about] (Area) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) NP (Distance) PP[outside] (Goal)
NP (Agent) V () PP[against] (Goal) PP[with] (Instrument) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[out] (Goal) AVP (Manner)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[into] (Goal) PP[down] (Path)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Goal) Sfin (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Goal) Poss (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[with] (Instrument) PP[away] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Manner) AVP (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Path) PP[in] (Path)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Path) PP[towards] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Path) Sfin (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () PP[by] (Agent) NP (Path)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Distance) PP[to] (Goal)
NP (Agent) V () PP[out] (Goal) PP[under] (Goal) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Goal) PP[with] (Instrument) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AJP (Depictive) PP[at] (Goal) AVP (Path)
NP (Agent) V () AJP (Depictive) PP[against] (Goal) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[against] (Goal) AVP (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Manner) PP[across] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[out] (Path) Sfin (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () PP[by] (Agent) AJP (Result)
NP (Agent) V () PP[from] (Source) Sfin (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Cause) AVP (Manner) PP[down] (Path)
NP (Theme) V () INI (Agent) PP[into] (Goal) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Agent) V () PP[towards] (Path) PP[out] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Area) PP[in] (Area) PP[like] (Manner)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Area) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Goal) AJP (Result) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Goal) Sfin (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Source)
NP (Cause) V () PP[around] (Area) PP[like] (Manner) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Distance) PP[down] (Path) PP[over] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[in] (Goal) PP[with] (Instrument)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Result)
NP (Agent) V () PP[up] (Goal) PP[by] (Handle) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) VPto (Goal) AVP (Time)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[from] (Source) PP[after] (Time)
NP (Goal) V () CNI (Agent) NP (Theme) NP (Time)
NP (Cause) V () INI (Goal) NP (Theme) PP[in] (Time)
NP (Theme) V () PP[by] (Cause)
NP (Theme) V () PP[by] (Agent) DNI (Area) PP[by] (Instrument)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) VPed (Depictive) AVP (Manner) PP[along] (Path)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Distance) DNI (Goal) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) VPing (Instrument) PP[through] (Path)
NP (Agent) V () VPing (Means) PP[through] (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Cause) V () AVP (Degree) PP[towards] (Goal) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Cause) Sfin (Explanation) PP[through] (Path)
NP (Agent) V () PP[from] (Source) NP (Theme) AVP (Time)
NP (Agent) V () VPto (Area) NP (Theme) AVP (Time)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[for] (Explanation) VPto (Goal)
NP (Theme) V () NP (Depictive) PP[to] (Goal) PP[from] (Source)
NP (Theme) V () PPing[for] (Explanation) PP[to] (Result) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Theme) V () PP[to] (Goal)
NP (Theme) V () PP[to] (Goal) AVP (Time)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) VPing (Depictive) PP[into] (Goal) PP[at] (Time)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Depictive) INI (Path)
NP (Agent) V () DNI (Goal) PP[at] (Place) NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) PP[by] (Handle) INI (Path)
NP (Theme) V () PP.result[to,into] (Result) NP (Theme) V () CNI (Cause) PP[into] (Result)
NP (Agent) V () NP.theme (Theme) NP (Agent) V () INI (Goal) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () DNI (Goal) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () INI (Result) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () INI (Path) NP (Theme)
NP (Cause) V () NP (Theme)
NP (Theme) V () ADJ.result (Result)
NP.agent (Agent) V () NP.theme (Theme) PP.source[PREP] (Source) PP.trajectory[PREP] (Trajectory) PP.destination[PREP] (Destination)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Theme) ADJ.result (Result)
NP.theme (Theme) V () PP.source[PREP] (Source) PP.trajectory[PREP] (Trajectory) PP.destination[PREP] (Destination)
NP.theme (Theme) V () NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) INI (Goal)
NP (Theme) V () CNI (Agent) INI (Area)
NP (Theme) V () DNI (Agent) DNI (Area)
NP (Theme) V () PP.trajectory[PREP] (Trajectory)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Theme) PP.result[to,into] (Result) NP (Agent) V () PP[to] (Result) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[on] (Result) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[from] (Result) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[out] (Result) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[over] (Result) NP (Theme)


Examples from WordNet


Don't drop the dishes



Examples from VerbNet


Bill rolled the ball off the ramp, through the tunnel, and into the hole.
Bill rolled the drawer to an open position.
The ball rolled down the hill.
The ball rolled off the table, down the hall, and into the kitchen.
The drawer rolled open.
Bill rolled the drawer open.
Bill rolled the ball.
The drawer rolled to an open position.
Bill rolled the ball down the hill.
The ball rolled.



Examples from SemCor


You want me to drop my pot''?
He dropped him into the street a_couple_of feet away from Geely 's recumbent figure and stared down at both of them for a moment before kicking the big man lightly in the side.
`` I knew it all_along'', confessed Arnold with a grin,`` but I just happened to think how much nicer it would be to drop one way up there''.
If someone were to drop a match in here, this place would go_up like a haystack''.
Joe naturally ruled that a ball be dropped from alongside the spot where it had originally entered the stream.
Reaching for an old clay pot, relic of pioneer days, he tore the envelope in pieces, dropping them into it, touching the little pyre to flame, watching it curl, the red sealing_wax melting and bubbling in the feathery ash.
Here, she dropped the keys on a small table beside the door and went upstairs to her bedroom.
I reached_into the pocket of my skirt, fingered ten pruta, and dropped the coin.
Now as you step inside, instead of seeing particles orbiting around like planets, you see waves and ripples very_much_like the ripples that you get on the surface of a pond when you drop a stone into it.
He staggered over and dropped it on the table.
When he was bent over behind the wheel of the station_wagon, feeling in his trouser_cuffs for the ignition_key which he had dropped a moment before, she came_out of the house with an enormous Rumanian shawl over her head, which she had bought in that country during one of their trips abroad, and handed him a clean handkerchief through the window.
He dropped his own beside it.
Let us look in on one of these nerve_centers- SAC at Omaha- and see what must still happen before a wing of B-52 bombers could drop their H-bombs.
`` I 've got her as neat as I can'', Donovan said, as he dropped the straps of the Seton harness over Greg 's shoulders.
Curt reached_out and dropped Jess 's pistol back into the holster.
In_accordance_with legislation passed at the last session of Congress, each Representative is authorized to deliver to the Post_Office in bulk newsletters, speeches and other literature to be dropped in every letter_box in his district.
Drop both hands to the floor and at_the_same_time kick the right foot up in back.
It would be made in three waves- the first to lay_down a smokescreen, the second to drop the gas bombs, the third to shower incendiaries which would burn everything below.
I 'll never forget one_time I struck_out three_times, dropped a fly_ball, and we lost the game.
Just to remind the Communists that the bombs dropped on Japan were to end a war not start one.
To our everlasting shame, we led the world in_this nuclear arms_race sixteen years ago when we dropped the first bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
( There are two receivers in_case one should be dropped and damaged.)
At the last second I dropped my sights from the bare chest and bright red circle to the chest of his pony.
He found the pan where he had dropped it and carried it back down to the stream.
She dropped her head on her arms on the counter.
Just dropping the baby 's bottle and breaking it became a catastrophe, and Stuart wore_out his shoes so fast that he was termed a major disaster.
Once her trembling hand, with the pen grasped tight in it, was pressed against the paper the words came sharply, smoothly, as authoritatively as they would dropping from her own lips.
He dropped it and carefully ground it to nothing with the sole of his heavy shoe.
Glendora dropped a chicken and a flurry of feathers, and went with her through the drizzle, to the storehouse.
One high-up camera shot is magnificent, as the Germans straggle from a cathedral, dotting a huge, cobblestone square, and drop their weapons.
When changing from one color to another, whether working_on right or wrong side, pick_up the new strand from underneath dropped strand.
A British officer had come aboard and told him that in_case of enemy air_attack he was not to open_fire until bombs were actually dropped.
A spectator picked_up the ball and handed it to a small boy, who dropped this suddenly hot_potato in a very playable lie.
The two had been hunting in the Simmonsville area of town and Mr._Parrillo dropped the gun which fired as it struck the ground.
Was not this dropped primarily in_order_to`` appease'' the Chinese- especially after`` Khrushchev 's'' humiliating`` surrender to the West in canceling the German peace-treaty deadline of December 31?