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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="run">
<note>
  Frames file for 'run' based on survey of initial sentences of big
  corpus and comparison with 'work'
</note>



<roleset id="run.02" name="walk quickly" vncls="51.3.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="runner" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="51.3.2" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
  <role descr="course, race, distance" n="1">
        <vnrole vncls="51.3.2" vntheta="Location"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="agentive race">
  <text>
  John ran the Boston Marathon.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>ran</rel>
  <arg n="1">the Boston Marathon</arg>
</example>

<example name="high aspirations">
  <inflection aspect="ns" form="infinitive" person="ns" tense="ns" voice="active"/>
  <text>
    John decided to run for President of the United States of America,
    figuring that if a big lummox like George W. could do it, so could
    he. 
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>run</rel>
  <arg f="for" n="1">President of the United States of America</arg>
</example>

<note>
I am so going to get in trouble for that.
</note>

<example name="ergative race">
  <text>
  The Boston Marathon runs over Labor Day weekend.
  </text>
  <arg n="1">The Boston Marathon</arg>
  <rel>runs</rel>
  <arg f="TMP" n="m">over Labor Day weekend</arg>
</example>

<note>
Probably more natural as a passive: "The Boston Marathon is run over
Labor Day weekend."
</note>

<example name="with direction">
  <text>
  A good number decide it's not worth it and run for home.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">A good number</arg>
  <rel>run</rel>
  <arg f="DIR" n="m">for home</arg>
</example>

<note>
Beware of "run out of the room", which could be misinterpreted as the
phrasal "run_out".
</note>

<example name="with pole position">
  <inflection person="third" tense="present" aspect="ns" voice="active" form="full"/>
  <text>
     The fact is that as a savings or investment vehicle, insurance
     generally runs a poor second to any direct investment you might
     make in the same things the insurance company is putting your
     money into. 
  </text>
  <arg n="m">as a savings or investment vehicle</arg>
  <arg n="0">insurance</arg>
  <arg n="m" f="ADV">generally</arg>
  <rel>runs</rel>
  <arg n="2">a poor second to any direct investment you
  might make in the same things the insurance ocmpany is putting your
  money into</arg>
</example>
</roleset>










</predicate>

<predicate lemma="run_out">


</predicate>

<predicate lemma="run_up">


</predicate>
</frameset>
