Predicate: preform

preform: Frames file for 'form' based on transformation of 'form'. No actual examination of corpus.

Roleset id: preform.01 , create, make ahead of time, vncls: 26.4, framnet:

preform.01: Other higher-#'d args may or may not occur.

Roles:

        Arg0: creator (vnrole: 26.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing created (vnrole: 26.4-Product)
        Arg2: source (vnrole: 26.4-Material)
        Arg3: benefactive (vnrole: 26.4-Beneficiary)
        Arg4: attribute, secondary predication

Example: just transitive

        Peter Drake, biotechnology analyst for Vector Securities
        International, Chicago, thinks market uncertainty may encourage
        small companies to preform more strategic alliances with big
        corporations.

        Arg0: small companies
        Rel: preform
        Arg1: more strategic alliances with big corporations

Example: passive, with source

        [NCNB Texas National]-1, preformed *trace*-1 from the remnants of of the
        failed First RepublicBank Corp. of Dallas, contributed $76.9
        million to NCNB's bottom line in the third quarter.

        Rel: preformed
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: from the remnants of of the failed First RepublicBank Corp. of Dallas