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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="lie">
<note>
  Frames file for 'lie' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet classes assuming_position-50 spatial_configuration-47.6,
  which ignores one major sense.  Comparison to 'lay' and 'sit'
</note>

<roleset id="lie.01" name="assume a horizontal position, more generally 'exist'" vncls="47.6 50">
<roles>
  <role descr="entity in the position" n="1">
		
		
  <vnrole vncls="47.6" vntheta="Theme"/><vnrole vncls="50" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

  <role descr="location" n="2">
		
		
  <vnrole vncls="47.6" vntheta="Location"/><vnrole vncls="50" vntheta="Location"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="exist">
<text>
    But any chance for prices to surge above fair value lies in the
    speculation that accompanies a vigorous merger and buy-out
    business, and UAL has obviously put a damper on that. 
</text>
        <arg f="DIS" n="M">But</arg>
        <arg n="1">any chance for prices to surge above fair value</arg>
        <rel>lies</rel>
        <arg f="in" n="2">the speculation that accompanies a vigorous
        merger and buy-out business</arg> 
</example>

<example name="horizontal position">
  <text>
    John lies in bed until noon every day.
  </text>
  <arg n="1">John</arg>
  <rel>lies</rel>
  <arg f="in" n="2">bed</arg>
  <arg f="TMP" n="m">until noon</arg>
  <arg f="TMP" n="m">every day</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

</roleset>


</predicate>

<predicate lemma="lie_down">

<roleset id="lie.03" name="more explicit horizontal position" vncls="50">
<roles>
  <role descr="entity lying down" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="50" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

  <role descr="location" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="50" vntheta="Location"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="no location">
<text>
    Wall Street's New Guard isn't likely *trace* to take all this
    *trace* lying down for long, however.
</text>
        <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt; *trace* -&gt; Wall Street's New Guard</arg>
        <rel>[ lying] [ down]</rel>
</example>

<example name="more clear">
  <text>
    John is going *trace* to lay down on the floor and cry.
  </text>
  <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt; John</arg>
  <rel>lay down</rel>
  <arg f="on" n="2">the floor</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

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