<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="spot">
<note>
  Frames file for 'spot' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet entry fill-9.8 which is very much a secondary sense.
  Comparison with 'find'.
</note>

<roleset id="spot.01" name="discovery" vncls="30.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="finder" n="0"><vnrole vncls="30.2" vntheta="Experiencer"/></role>
  <role descr="thing found" n="1"><vnrole vncls="30.2" vntheta="Stimulus"/></role>
  <role descr="benefactive, found for" n="2"/>
  <role descr="attribute" n="3"/>
</roles>

<example name="transitive">
<text>
    Messrs. Jacobson and Bates walked on the Big Board floor at about
    8:45 a.m. yesterday and immediately spotted trouble. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">Messrs. Jacobson and Bates</arg>
        <arg f="TMP" n="M">immediately</arg>
        <rel>spotted</rel>
        <arg n="1">trouble</arg>
</example>

<note>
Will other roles appear?  Hard to say.  Check 'find' for more
examples.
</note>

</roleset>

<roleset id="spot.02" name="dab, create a spot on something" vncls="9.8">
<roles>
  <role descr="painter" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.8" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

  <role descr="canvas" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.8" vntheta="Destination"/></role>

  <role descr="paint" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.8" vntheta="Theme"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="painter">
  <text>
    John spotted his car with purple daisies.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>spotted</rel>
  <arg n="1">his car</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="2">purple daisies</arg>
</example>

<note>
Probably better in passive: the tablecloth was spotted with red wine.
</note>

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