"be" Rolesets

be.01 - copula

BE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'be' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from be.01-v predicate notes)
BEING-N NOTES: be.01 (from being.01-n)
Arg2 will probably be a PRD node, but NEVER a VP node!. (from be.01-v)

Aliases:

be (v.)
being (n.)
art (v.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: topic
ARG2-PRD: comment

be-v: ARG1 and ARG2

Ko has discovered that as more and more of these stores have opened in Kaohsiung , he and his wife go to department stores less , because in department stores you can only buy clothes , but in superstores you can buy daily necessities , hardware and so forth , and .

being-n: Arg1, 2

ruined the field trip for everybody .

be.02 - existential, existing

BE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'be' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from be.02-v predicate notes)
BEING-N NOTES: be.02. Corresponds to ontonotes sense 1. (from being.02-n)

Aliases:

be (v.)
being (n.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing that is

be-v: ARG1

She discovered that there .

being-n: Arg1, with adjectival

The existence of the hideous theatre , , offended him so badly as to cause him nausea each day he passed the decrepit building .

be.03 - auxiliary

BE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'be' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from be.03-v predicate notes)
do not tag--no arguments! Will be followed by a VP node. (from be.03-v)

Aliases:

be (v.)

Roles:

be-v

The performance of these large retailers in Taiwan has been startling , and superstore chains from Holland , France , the United States and Britain have arriving on these shores one after another .

be_like.04 - be_like: multiword expression akin to "say"

BE_LIKE-V NOTES: This usage is common in data that contains spoken English. Examples taken from EBC. (from be.04-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

be_like (m.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: speaker
ARG1-PPT: utterance

be_like-m: definitely spoken

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be_like-m: say

be_like-m: one more example

I know probably .

be_all.05 - say

BE_ALL-V NOTES: Based on SMS data. Comparison to be.04 and say.01. No VN or FN classes. Framed by Katie. (from be.05-v)

Aliases:

be_all (m.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: speaker
ARG1-PPT: utterance
ARG2-PRD: attributive, comment on utterance, topic of utterance

be_like-m

be_it.06 - evoke frustration or giving up; exceed one's tolerance

BE_IT-m NOTES: created by TIm for AMR

Aliases:

be_it (m.)
be_enough (m.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: cause or stimulus of frustration
ARG1-PPT: person frustrated, if explicit

be_it-m

" ! " Feng balled his hands into fists . " If the neighbors hear , she 'll bring the police down on us .

be_it.07 - be the correct answer to a need or a question under discussion

BE_IT-m NOTES: created by TIm for AMR

Aliases:

be_it (m.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: realization
ARG2-PRD: question, topic of utterance

be_it-m

And she had a laugh that came from deep in her belly Yeah , , .

be_it.08 - be minimal, less than expected, be finished

Aliases:

be_it (m.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing at the lower end of expectation (often 'that')
ARG2-PRD: domain or larger set
ARG3-PRD: benefactive/malefactive; entity needing more arg1

be_it-m

All changed is a diagnosis . That 's .

be_it-m

I can maybe get you a pie , maybe two pies the most , . "

be_it-m

she says , " We 'll talk later , " and .

be_it-m

if there is a hung jury at this phase , the second time around , . They get two shots at the death penalty .

be_it.09 - be a selected party, as in a game of tag.

BE_IT-m NOTES: created by TIm for AMR

Aliases:

be_it (m.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: person who is now designated as it
ARG2-PRD: game or task selected

be_it-m

She tagged him and shouted " ! "