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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="please">
<note>
  Frames file for 'please' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  No access to verbnet.  No comparison.
</note>

<roleset id="please.01" name="make happy" vncls="31.1">
<roles>
  <role descr="agent, pleaser" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="31.1" vntheta="Cause"/></role>

  <role descr="patient, entity pleased" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="31.1" vntheta="Experiencer"/></role>

  <role descr="instrumental" n="2"/>
</roles>

<example name="discourse usage">
<text>
    Policies designed to encourage one type of investor over another
    are akin to placing a sign  over the Big Board's door saying:
    ``Buyers welcome, sellers please go away!'' 
</text>
	<rel>please</rel>
</example>

<note>
Discourse usage might also show traces in subject/object position,
depending on which of the treebankers looked at that particular
sentence.  You may include them as targetless traces if they are
present.
</note>

<example name="odd passive">
<text>
    Mr. Beall said that he was generally pleased with the latest
    numbers and cited a particularly strong showing by the company's
    electronics segment. 
</text>
	<arg n="1">he</arg>
	<arg f="MNR" n="M">generally</arg>
	<rel>pleased</rel>
	<arg f="with" n="0">the latest numbers</arg>
</example>

<note>
This is pretty much adjectival.
</note>

<example name="instrument or manner?">
<text>
    The company also pleased analysts by announcing four new store
    openings planned for fiscal 1990, ending next August. 
</text>
	<arg n="0">The company</arg>
	<arg f="DIS" n="M">also</arg>
	<rel>pleased</rel>
	<arg n="1">analysts</arg>
	<arg f="by" n="2">announcing four new store openings planned
	for fiscal 1990, ending next August</arg> 
</example>

<example name="instrumental">
  <text>
    John pleased Mary enormously with his new habit of bathing more than 
    once a month.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>pleased</rel>
  <arg n="1">Mary</arg>
  <arg f="MNR" n="m">enormously</arg>
  <arg n="2" f="with">his new habit of bathing more than once a
  month</arg> 
</example>

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