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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="comb">
<note>
  Frames file for 'comb' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ
  corpus.
</note>

<roleset id="comb.01" name="to search, look through" vncls="35.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="searcher, agent" n="0">
        <vnrole vncls="35.2" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="area searched, combed through" n="1">
        <vnrole vncls="35.2" vntheta="Location"/></role>
  <role descr="combed for" n="2">
        <vnrole vncls="35.2" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
</roles>


<example name="all arguments">
<inflection aspect="progressive" form="participle" person="third" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
 It is combing the town of 10,000 for about 200 extras .
</text>
	<arg n="0">It</arg>
	<rel>combing</rel>
	<arg n="1">the town of 10,000</arg>
	<arg f="for" n="2">about 200 extras</arg>
</example>


<example name="transitive with adverbials">
<inflection aspect="progressive" form="participle" person="ns" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
 Men are still combing the beach with shovels and hand brushes , [*-1] searching for that unusual glint .
</text>
	<arg n="0">Men</arg>
	<arg f="TMP" n="M">still</arg>
	<rel>combing</rel>
	<arg n="1">the beach</arg>
	<arg f="with" n="M">shovels and hand brushes</arg>
	<arg n="M">[*-1] searching for that unusual glint</arg>
</example>


<example name="comb through">
<inflection aspect="perfect" form="participle" person="third" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
 The state has combed through records relating to architects , stockbrokers , lawyers in the New York City area , construction workers from out of the state , and homeowners who [*T*-1] claim [*-3] to be residents of other states -- especially Florida , which [*T*-2] has no personal income tax .
</text>
	<arg n="0">The state</arg>
	<rel>combed</rel>
	<arg f="through" n="1">records relating to architects , stockbrokers , lawyers in the New York City area , construction workers from out of the state , and homeowners who [*T*-1] claim [*-3] to be residents of other states -- especially Florida , which [*T*-2] has no personal income tax</arg>
</example>
</roleset>


<roleset id="comb.02" name="to straighten with a comb" vncls="41.2.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="comber, agent" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="41.2.2" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="hair" n="1">
        <vnrole vncls="41.2.2" vntheta="Patient"/></role>
</roles>


<example name="not in the corpus">
<text>
 John combed his hair .
</text>
	<arg n="0">John</arg>
	<rel>combed</rel>
	<arg n="1">his hair</arg>
</example>


</roleset>
</predicate>


</frameset>
