Emptying : clear-10.3












[11 : Something ----s something ]
[8 : Somebody ----s something ]



NP (Agent) V () NP.source (Source) NP (Agent) V () NP (Source) DNI (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Source) INI (Theme)
NP (Cause) V () NP (Source) INI (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () NP.source (Source) PP.theme[of] (Theme) NP (Agent) V () NP (Source) PP[of] (Theme)
NP (Cause) V () NP (Source) PP[from] (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[onto] (Goal) NP (Source) INI (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) PPing[by] (Means) INI (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[by] (Means) NP (Source) PP[of] (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Manner) NP (Source) PP[of] (Theme)
NP (Source) V () PP[by] (Agent) PP[via] (Path) INI (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) AJP (Result) INI (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AJP (Result) NP (Source) 2nd (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Degree) PP[of] (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Manner) NP (Source) PP[of] (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () Sub (Purpose) NP (Source) PP[of] (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Manner) PP[with] (Means) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Manner) PP[with] (Means) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AJP (Depictive) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () Poss (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) PP[with] (Instrument) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[with] (Instrument) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Degree) INC (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Manner) PP[in] (Means) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Manner) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[with] (Means) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () VPing (Instrument) NP (Source) INI (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Manner) INI (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) AVP (Degree) Sfin (Degree) PP[of] (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[under] (Circumstances) DNI (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () Sub (Circumstances) DNI (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Containing_event) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Source) V () PP[by] (Agent) 2nd (Place) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () 2nd (Place) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () PP[at] (Place) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () 2nd (Place) NP (Source) INC (Theme) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Agent) V () Sub (Result) NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () VPing (Result) NP (Source) INC (Theme) NP (Time)
N (Agent) V () DNI (Source) INC (Theme)
Poss (Agent) V () NP (Source) INC (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () DNI (Source) INC (Theme) PP[by] (Time)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Source) PP[from] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Source) NP (Theme)
NP (Cause) V () PP[of] (Source) NP (Theme)
NP.Source (Source) V () NP (Source) V () CNI (Agent) INI (Theme)
NP (Source) V () CNI (Cause) INI (Theme)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Theme) PP.source[PREP] (Source)
NP (Theme) V () PP.source[PREP] (Source)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Theme) PP.source[PREP] (Source) PP.destination[PREP] (Destination)


Examples from WordNet


Clear the building
clear the leaves from the lawn
Clear snow from the road
hollow out a tree trunk



Examples from VerbNet


Clouds cleared from the sky.
The strong winds cleared the sky.
The sky cleared.
Doug cleaned the dishes from the table.
Doug cleaned the table of dishes.
Doug emptied the trash from the trash can into the dumpster.



Examples from SemCor


Some shrubs may be of good landscaping value, other areas of brush may need to be cleared.
It also funds to clear slums and help colleges build dormitories.