<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="sting">
<note>
  Frames file for 'sting' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet entry touch-20, no other framed members.
</note>

<roleset id="sting.01" name="sting" vncls="20 31.1 40.8.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="stinger" n="0">
		
		
  <vnrole vncls="31.1" vntheta="Cause"/><vnrole vncls="40.8.2" vntheta="Cause"/><vnrole vncls="20" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

  <role descr="thing stung" n="1">
		
		
  <vnrole vncls="31.1" vntheta="Experiencer"/><vnrole vncls="40.8.2" vntheta="Patient"/><vnrole vncls="20" vntheta="Experiencer"/></role>

  <role descr="instrument, if separate from arg0" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="20" vntheta="Instrument"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="always as headless relative?">
<text>
    Takeover-stock traders, stung *trace* by their huge losses in UAL
    stock...
</text>
        <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt; Takeover-stock traders</arg>
        <rel>stung</rel>
        <arg f="by" n="0">their huge losses in UAL stock</arg>
</example>

<example name="with instrument">
  <text>
    The bees stung John with their steely poisoned barbs.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">The bees</arg>
  <rel>stung</rel>
  <arg n="1">John</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="2">their steely poisoned barbs</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

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