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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="hammer">
<note>
Frames file for 'hammer' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and
automatic expansion via verbnet.
</note>

<roleset id="hammer.01" name="put a nail into wood (eg)" vncls="9.3">
<roles>
	<role descr="hammerer" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.3" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

	<role descr="nail" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.3" vntheta="Theme"/></role>

	<role descr="wood" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.3" vntheta="Destination"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="semi-literal movement" src="push.01">
<text>
    Moreover, the amended pact shows how McCaw's persistence has
    hammered LIN and BellSouth into a corner, forcing huge debt on the
    proposed new company. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">McCaw 's persistence</arg>
        <rel>hammered</rel>
        <arg n="1">LIN and BellSouth</arg>
        <arg f="into" n="2">a corner</arg>
        <arg f="ADV" n="M">forcing huge debt on the proposed new
        company</arg> 
</example>

</roleset>

<roleset id="hammer.02" name="hit with a hammer" 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, hammer" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="18.1" vntheta="Instrument"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="passivized instrumental subject">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="participle" person="ns" tense="present" voice="passive"/> 
<text>
    Bethlehem Steel Corp., hammered [*] by higher costs and lower
    shipments to key automotive and service-center customers, posted a
    54% drop in third-quarter profit. 
</text>
        <rel>hammered</rel>
        <arg n="1">[*] -&gt;  Bethlehem Steel Corp.</arg>
        <arg f="by" n="2">higher costs and lower shipments to key
        automotive and service-center customers</arg> 
</example>

<example name="instrumental subject" src="strike.01">
<text>
    Sentiment was helped by the small gain made by New York stocks
    Wednesday despite anxiety over possible effects of the major
    earthquake that *trace* hammered northern California Tuesday.
</text>
        <arg n="2">*trace* -&gt;  that -&gt;  the major earthquake</arg>
        <rel>hammered</rel>
        <arg n="1">northern California</arg>
        <arg f="TMP" n="M">Tuesday</arg>
</example>

<example name="duck duck goose" src="tap.01">
  <text>
    Mary hammered John on the head with a 2x4.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">Mary</arg>
  <rel>hammered</rel>
  <arg n="1">John</arg>
  <arg f="LOC" n="m">on the head</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="2">a 2x4</arg>
</example>

</roleset>

<roleset id="hammer.03" name="use a hammer to put   something into a particular shape" vncls="26.1">
<roles>
	<role descr="builder" n="0"><vnrole vncls="26.1" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
	<role descr="construction" n="1"><vnrole vncls="26.1" vntheta="Product"/></role>
	<role descr="material, start state" n="2"><vnrole vncls="26.1" vntheta="Material"/></role>
	<role descr="benefactive" n="3"><vnrole vncls="26.1" vntheta="Beneficiary"/></role>
	<role descr="end state" n="4"><vnrole vncls="26.1" vntheta="Product"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="with end-result" src="develop.02">
  <text>
    John hammered the footnotes into a strong argument.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>hammered</rel>
  <arg n="2">the footnotes</arg>
  <arg f="into" n="1">into a strong argument</arg>
</example>

</roleset>
</predicate>

<predicate lemma="hammer_out">


</predicate>
</frameset>
