Frameset - near-v

Predicate: near

near: Frames file for 'near' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. Comparison with 'approach'.

Roleset id: near.01 , to approach, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

Arg1: entity in motion
Arg2: destination

Example: transitive

        person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full

        Investors usually do n't want [*-1] to take physical delivery of a contract , [*-1] preferring instead [*-2] to profit from its price swings and then end any obligation [*] to take delivery or make delivery as it nears expiration .

        Arg1: it
        Rel: nears
        Arg2: expiration

Example: intransitive

        person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full

        CAPITAL TRAVELS to Europe as 1992 unification nears .

        Arg1: 1992 unification
        Rel: nears