<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="pile">
<note>
Frames file for 'pile' based on sentences in wsj and automatic
expansion via verbnet.
</note>

<roleset id="pile.01" name="make a pile" vncls="9.7-1">
<roles>
     <role descr="piler" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

     <role descr="substance being piled" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Theme"/></role>

     <role descr="explicit mention of pile" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Destination"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="all args">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="past" voice="active"/>
<text>
    In 1987, KKR for the second time piled debt onto Storer's TV
    stations, selling them for $1.3 billion to a new entity that was
    45%-owned by KKR and 55%-owned by Gillett Corp., which now
    operates the SCI TV stations. 
</text>
        <arg f="TMP" n="M">In 1987</arg>
        <arg n="0">KKR</arg>
        <arg f="TMP" n="M">for the second time</arg>
        <rel>piled</rel>
        <arg n="1">debt</arg>
        <arg f="onto" n="2">Storer's TV stations</arg>
        <arg f="ADV" n="M">selling them for $1.3 billion to a new
        entity that was 45%-owned by KKR and 55%-owned by Gillett
        Corp, which now operates the SCI TV stations</arg> 
</example>

<example name="ergative">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="present" voice="active"/><text>
    Now, though, enormous costs for earthquake relief will pile on top
    of outstanding costs for hurricane relief. 
</text>
        <arg f="TMP" n="M">Now</arg>
        <arg f="DIS" n="M">though</arg>
        <arg n="1">enormous costs for earthquake relief</arg>
        <arg f="MOD" n="M">will</arg>
        <rel>pile</rel>
        <arg f="on" n="2">top of outstanding costs for hurricane
        relief</arg> 
</example>

</roleset>


</predicate>

<predicate lemma="pile_up">


</predicate>

<predicate lemma="pile_on">


<note>
Note that 'pile on' can take several different interpretations,
depending on how the treebankers have assigned the syntax.
</note>

</predicate>
</frameset>
