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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="stare">
<note>
  Frames file for 'stare' based on sentences in wsj.  Verbnet entry
  30.3, Framenet entry Perception_active.
</note>

<roleset id="stare.01" name="look intently" vncls="30.3">
<roles>
  <role descr="looker" n="0"><vnrole vncls="30.3" vntheta="Experiencer"/></role>
  <role descr="looked at" n="1"><vnrole vncls="30.3" vntheta="Stimulus"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="I know the feeling">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="present" voice="active"/><text>
     Totally absorbed, the ringers stare straight ahead, using
     peripheral vision (they call it ``rope-sight'') to watch the
     other ropes and thus time their pulls. 
</text>
        <arg n="M">Totally absorbed</arg>
        <arg n="0">the ringers</arg>
        <rel>stare</rel>
        <arg f="DIR" n="M">straight ahead</arg>
        <arg f="ADV" n="M">using peripheral vision (they call it
        ``rope-sight'') to watch the other ropes and thus time their
        pulls</arg> 
</example>

<example name="with arg1">
  <inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="past" voice="active"/>
  <text>
    Mary stared at the enormous zit on John's nose.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">Mary</arg>
  <rel>stared</rel>
  <arg f="at" n="1">the enormous zit on John's nose</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

</roleset>
</predicate>

<predicate lemma="stare_down">


</predicate>
</frameset>
