Predicate: free

free: Frames file for 'free' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: free.01 , to make free, vncls: 10.6-1-1 80-1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: entity providing freedom, agent (vnrole: 10.6-1-1-agent, 80-1-cause)
        Arg1: entity made free (vnrole: 10.6-1-1-source, 80-1-source)
        Arg2: freed from (vnrole: 10.6-1-1-theme, 80-1-theme)
        Arg3: beneficiary/purpose

Example: prepositional Arg3

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        But [the Oct. 17 temblor]-1 put a halt to much nonessential building , and heavy rains last week slowed the rest , [*]-1 freeing construction workers for earthquake repairs .

        Arg0: [*]
        Rel: freeing
        Arg1: construction workers
        Arg3: for earthquake repairs

Example: Arg3 as a VP

        person: ns,  tense: future,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The New York Times Co. said [0] it reached a settlement with independent home delivery dealers in the metropolitan New York area that [*T*-1] will free the newspaper to expand home delivery circulation .

        Arg0: [*T*-1]
        Argm-rcl: that -> a settlement
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: free
        Arg1: the newspaper
        Arg3: to expand home delivery circulation

Example: with Arg2

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Despite fears [0] the mine may be partially nationalized [*-2] by the new Namibian government following next month 's elections freeing the country from South African control , De Beers engineers are working [*-1] to extend the mine 's productive life for another 25 years , from the current estimate of 10 .

        Arg0: next month 's elections
        Rel: freeing
        Arg1: the country
        Arg2: from South African control


Predicate: free_up

Roleset id: free.02 , to make available for other use, vncls: , framnet:

free.02: frame edited by Arrick

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, free-er upper
        Arg1: resource made available
        Arg2: old use
        Arg3: new use

Example: make available

        And *PRO* freed up that plutonium that *T* was um controlled *-2 for
        that period of time.

        Arg0: *PRO*
        Rel: [ freed] [ up]
        Arg1: that plutonium that *T* was um controlled *-2 for that period of time