A boat worker holding a rope.
A boat worker is holding a rope before launching.
There is no implication that the boat worker has to hold the rope just because of the before launch.
exists e1 x1 x2 x3 x4.(a_topic(x1) & Theme(e1,x4) & Actor(e1,x3) & v_hold(e1) & n_rope(x4) & (x1 = x3) & n_worker(x1) & of(x1,x2) & n_boat(x2))
exists e1 x1 x2 x3 x4.(before(e1,x4) & n_launching(x4) & Theme(e1,x3) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_hold(e1) & n_rope(x3) & n_worker(x1) & of(x1,x2) & n_boat(x2))