<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="beat">
<note>
  Frames file for 'beat' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet classes hit-18.1 knead-26.5 shake-22.3 shake-22.3-4, other
  framed members include: hit, strike; shake, squash, wind, work;
  append, attach, bind, collect, gather, roll.  Comparison with 'hit'
  and 'win'.
</note>

<roleset id="beat.01" name="strike" vncls="18.1">
<roles>
  <role descr="agent, hitter - animate only!" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="18.1" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

  <role descr="thing hit" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="18.1" vntheta="Patient"/></role>

  <role descr="instrument, thing hit by or with" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="18.1" vntheta="Instrument"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="violence">
  <text>
    Mary beat John with a wet noodle.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">Mary</arg>
  <rel>beat</rel>
  <arg n="1">John</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="2">a wet noodle</arg>
</example>

</roleset>



</predicate>

<predicate lemma="beat_out">
<note>
  Same as "win" sense above.
</note>


</predicate>

<predicate lemma="beat_up">



<note>
beat 0.2 and beat 0.3 not in Levin
missing classes shake 22.3, knead 26.5, crane 40.3.2 and sound emission 43.2
</note>

</predicate>
</frameset>
