<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="expire">
<note>
  Frames file for 'expire' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet class 48.2.  Comparison with 'run_out'.
</note>

<roleset id="expire.01" name="get to end of valid time period" vncls="48.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="commodity, thing expiring" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="48.2" vntheta="Theme"/></role>

  <role descr="expiration date" f="TMP" n="M"/>
</roles>

<example name="relatively simple example">
<text>
    The accord expired yesterday.
</text>
        <arg n="1">The accord</arg>
        <rel>expired</rel>
        <arg f="TMP" n="M">yesterday</arg>
</example>

<note>
Trace chains can get long, but the automatic tagger seems to be right
most of the time.  Ignore adjectival usages: "don't drink expired
milk".
</note>

</roleset>
</predicate>
</frameset>
