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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="sober">

<note>
Frames file for 'sober' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and
automatic expansion via verbnet.
</note>

<roleset id="sober.01" name="become sober, undrunk" vncls="45.4">
<roles>
	<role descr="causer of sobering" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

	<role descr="thing getting sober" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Patient"/></role>

	<role descr="instrument" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Instrument"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="agentive">
  <inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="past" voice="active"/>
  <text>
    Mary sobered John by throwing ice-cold water in his face.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">Mary</arg>
  <rel>sobered</rel>
  <arg n="1">John</arg>
  <arg f="by" n="2">throwing ice-cold water in his face</arg>
</example>

</roleset>
</predicate>

<predicate lemma="sober_up">
<roleset id="sober.02" name="become sober, undrunk" vncls="45.4">
<roles>
	<role descr="causer of sobering" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

	<role descr="thing getting sober" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Patient"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="agentive">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="past" voice="active"/>
<text>
    The pop sobered up investors who had been getting a little too
    ebullient, says Mr. Jarrett. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">The pop</arg>
        <rel>[ sobered] [ up]</rel>
        <arg n="1">investors who  had been getting a little too
        ebullient</arg> 
</example>

<example name="ergative">
  <inflection aspect="ns" form="infinitive" person="ns" tense="ns" voice="active"/>
  <text>
    John took a long time *trace* to sober up after the party.
  </text>
  <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt; John</arg>
  <rel>sober up</rel>
  <arg f="TMP" n="m">after the party</arg>
</example>

</roleset>

</predicate>
</frameset>
