Predicate: quicken

quicken: Frames file for 'quicken' based on sentences in wsj. No access to Verbnet at the moment.

Roleset id: quicken.01 , become faster, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of speed-up
        Arg1: thing becoming faster (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2: EXT
        Arg3: old speed
        Arg4: new speed

Example: agent as subject

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        [*-1] Quickening his steps , John entered the vast church and climbed the tower steps to the bells .

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: Quickening
        Arg1: his steps

Example: patient as subject

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: infinitive

        [Housing starts]-1 are expected [*]-1 to quicken a bit from August's
        annual pace of 1,350,000 units.

        Arg1: [*]
        Rel: quicken
        Arg2: a bit
        Arg3: from August's annual pace of 1,350,000 units