Rolesets - contrive

contrive

contrive.01 - to plan, to bring about a process or activity

CONTRIVE-V NOTES: Roleset based on parallel additions to VN, PB and sense groupings. No appropriate VN class found. Framed by Claire. (from contrive.01-v)

Aliases:

contrive (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: Planner, contriver
ARG1-PPT: Action or event planned, caused

Infinitival complement

Did
StalinARG0
contriverel
to get power in the bargainARG1
?

Inanimate cause

Moisture , dust , and debrisARG0
willARGM-MOD
all
contriverel
to ruin your engineARG1
.

NP complement

SheARG0
is
contrivingrel
the death of her own sonARG1
.

contrive.02 - to invent, create

CONTRIVE-V NOTES: Roleset based on parallel additions to VN, PB, and sense groupings. VerbNet entry create-26.4. Framed by Claire. (from contrive.02-v)

Aliases:

contrive (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: inventor
ARG1-PRD: thing invented
ARG2-VSP: source material, contrived from what?
ARG3-GOL: benefactive, contrived for whom?

Transitive with source

HeARG0
contrivedrel
this water - pipeARG1
out of a canARG2
.

With benefactive

In 1820ARGM-TMP
heARG0
contrivedrel
the first cultivatorARG1
for seed bedsARG3
.