back
back.01 - support
BACK-V NOTES: Could be interpreted as phrasal 'back_out' also (but I don't like that). Follow Treebank's parsing. (from back.01-v)BACKING-N NOTES: Added due to expansion of Nombank. No VN class. FN class taking_sides. Comparison to 'support'. Framed by Katie. (from backing.01-n)
Aliases:
backing (n.)
back (v.)
back (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: supporter
ARG1-PPT: thing being supported
ARG1-PPT: thing being supported
back-v: support
... asking
himARG0
to backrel
a Palestinian bid to joing the committeeARG1
.back-v: cease support
The big brokerage firmsARG0
backrel
out of program tradingARG1
for their own accounts or for clientsARGM-PNC
.backing-n: cease support, with NP
Eastern Airline 's creditors committeeARG0
backedrel
off a move to come up with its own alternative proposals to the carrier 's bankruptcy reorganization plansARG1
.backing-n: Both args
Russia 'sARG0
backingrel
of KostunicaARG1
backing-n: Arg 0 only
CongressionalARG0
backingrel
back.02 - move backwards
BACK-V NOTES: Could be interpreted as phrasal "back_away" also. Follow the parsing given by Treebank. (from back.02-v)Aliases:
back (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: causer of backwards motion
ARG1-PPT: entity in motion
ARG1-PPT: entity in motion
back-v: retreat
The SovietsARG1
mightARGM-MOD
backrel
away from the current conciliatory attitudeARGM-DIR
back.03 - face backwards
BACK-V NOTES: Frames file for 'back' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'face' and 'support' (from back.03-v predicate notes)BACK-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from back.03-j)
Aliases:
back (v.)
back (j.)
back (j.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: looker, facer
ARG1-GOL: looked at, faced
ARG1-GOL: looked at, faced
back-v: with PP
John 's houseARG0
backsrel
onto the city dumpARG1
.back_up
back_up.04 - back up: support
BACK_UP-V NOTES: (from back.04-v)Aliases:
back_up (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: supporter
ARG1-PPT: thing being supported
ARG1-PPT: thing being supported
back_up-v: Reaganomics
YouARG0
should quote Mr. Reagan , the man who believed trees cause air pollution , to backrel
uprel
your position that economics is more important than the EarthARG1
.back_up.06 - back up: move backwards
BACK_UP-V NOTES: (from back.06-v)Aliases:
back_up (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: causer of backwards motion
ARG1-PPT: entity in motion
ARG1-PPT: entity in motion
back_up-v: ARG1
" Rocks were moved onto the road , and several dozen peasants stood in the middle of the road ,
several hundred carsARG1
were backedrel
uprel
, and rocks were thrown at the police .... "back_up-v: ARG0 and ARG1
SomeoneARG0
backedrel
uprel
their carARG1
in order to hit meARGM-PRP
back_up.08 - back up: face backwards
BACK_UP-V NOTES: (from back.08-v)Aliases:
back_up (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: looker, facer
ARG1-GOL: looked at, faced
ARG1-GOL: looked at, faced
back_up-v: ARG1 and ARG0
That strip of concreteARG1
is backedrel
up by a few one - story , air - conditioned shacks where a handful of American nationals -- buttressed by imported food , cold soft drinks and back issues of Sports Illustrated -- maintain radio contact with the outside worldARG0
.back_up.09 - back up: preserve data
BACK_UP-V NOTES: (from back.09-v)Aliases:
back_up (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: preserver, agent
ARG1-PPT: data
ARG2-GOL: permanent storage device
ARG1-PPT: data
ARG2-GOL: permanent storage device
back_up-v: instrumental subject
Exabyte Corp. , a Boulder , Colo. , maker of
high - capacity tape cartridgeARG2
used to backrel
uprel
computer disk drivesARG1
, started OTC trading with the symbol EXBT .back_up.10 - back up: traffic
BACK_UP-V NOTES: (from back.10-v)Aliases:
back_up (v.)
Roles:
ARG1-PPT: traffic
back_up-v: Schuylkill expressway
The companies block traffic much as highway on - ramps are blocked when
trafficARG1
backsrel
uprel
.back_off
back_off.11 - back off: to retreat from
BACK_OFF-V NOTES: (from back.11-v)Aliases:
back_off (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: retreator
ARG1-LOC: location or thing retreating from
ARG1-LOC: location or thing retreating from
back_off-v: intransitive
When his arm came up [ ] I ducked away but it caught me on the side of the neck , watering my eyes , and
IARG0
backedrel
offrel
to coughARGM-PNC
.