<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="pour">
<roleset id="pour.01" name="move liquids" vncls="9.5 43.4">
<roles>
  <role descr="agent, pourer" n="0">
	
        <vnrole vncls="43.4" vntheta="Agent"/><vnrole vncls="9.5" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="liquid" n="1">
	
        <vnrole vncls="43.4" vntheta="Theme"/><vnrole vncls="9.5" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
<role descr="source" n="2">
        
        <vnrole vncls="43.4" vntheta="Location"/><vnrole vncls="9.5" vntheta="Location"/></role>
<role descr="destination" n="3">
        <vnrole vncls="9.5" vntheta="Location"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="all args">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="third" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
    But at just that moment, he is interrupted in his office by a
    servant in tuxedo who *trace* pours coffee from silver into a cup
    of china and dabs the brim with linen.  
</text>
        <arg n="0">*trace* -&gt;  who -&gt;  a servant in tuxedo</arg>
        <rel>pours</rel>
        <arg n="1">coffee</arg>
        <arg f="from" n="2">silver</arg>
        <arg f="into" n="3">a cup of china</arg>
</example>

<example name="ergative, with source">
<inflection aspect="progressive" form="participle" person="ns" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
    Billions of investors' dollars are pouring out of the nation's
        junk-bond mutual funds, undermining a pillar of support in the
        already reeling junk market.
</text> 
        <arg n="1">Billions of investors' dollars</arg>
        <rel>pouring</rel>
        <arg f="out" n="2">of the nation's junk-bond mutual funds</arg>
        <arg f="ADV" n="M">undermining a pillar of support in the
        already reeling junk market</arg> 
</example>

<example name="pouring beer">
<inflection aspect="progressive" form="participle" person="ns" tense="ns" voice="active"/>
<text>
    Although imports account for less than 1% of beer sales in Japan,
    Asahi Breweries Ltd., which has been gaining share with its
    popular dry beer, plans *trace* to fend off Japanese competitors
    by *trace* pouring $1.06 billion into facilities to brew 50% more
    beer. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">*trace* -&gt; *trace* -&gt;  Asahi Breweries Ltd., which
        has been gaining share with its popular dry beer,</arg> 
        <rel>pouring</rel>
        <arg n="1">$1.06 billion </arg>
        <arg f="into" n="3">facilities to brew 50% more beer</arg> 
</example>

</roleset>


</predicate>
</frameset>
