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


<roleset id="nod.01" name="to lower and raise the head or to express by nodding" vncls="40.3.1-1">
<roles>
  <role descr="entity with a bobbing head, agent" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="40.3.1-1" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="thing expressed by nodding" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="40.3.1-1" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
</roles>


<example name="transitive">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="third" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
 His brother , Parkhaji , whose head [*T*-2] is swathed [*-1] in a gorgeous crimson turban , nods vigorous assent .
</text>
	<arg n="0">His brother , Parkhaji , whose head [*T*-2] is swathed [*-1] in a gorgeous crimson turban ,</arg>
	<rel>nods</rel>
	<arg n="1">vigorous assent</arg>
</example>


<example name="intransitive">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="third" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
 Mr. Paul nods in agreement .
</text>
	<arg n="0">Mr. Paul</arg>
	<rel>nods</rel>
	<arg f="ADV" n="M">in agreement</arg>
</example>



</roleset>
</predicate>


</frameset>
