Predicate: skim

skim: Frames file for 'skim' based on sentences in wsj.

Roleset id: skim.01 , move lightly over the surface of, vncls: , framnet: Self_motion

skim.01: I'm unsure what to do about 'John skimmed rocks on the millpond.'

Roles:

        Arg0: thing in motion
        Arg1: surface of what

Example: intransitive

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

        Galileo will skim past Earth in 1990 and 1992, *trace* collecting energy
        from the planet's gravitational field to gain momentum for its
        trip to Jupiter.

        Arg0: Galileo
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: skim
        Argm-dir: past Earth
        Argm-tmp: in 1990 and 1992
        Argm-adv: *trace* collecting energy from the planet's gravitational field to gain momentum for its trip to Jupiter

Example: metaphorically as 'read'

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

        John skimmed 'War and Peace'.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: skimmed
        Arg1: 'War and Peace'

Roleset id: skim.02 , remove from the very top, vncls: 10.4.1, framnet: Removing

skim.02: Member of VNcls wipe_manner-10.4.1.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, remover (vnrole: 10.4.1-agent)
        Arg1: thing removed, skimmed (vnrole: 10.4.1-theme)
        Arg2: top of what, source (vnrole: 10.4.1-source)

Example: more good cookin'

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

        John skimmed the grease from the bowl of soup Mary made for him.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: skimmed
        Arg1: the grease
        Arg2: from the bowl of soup Mary made for him


Predicate: skim_off

Roleset id: skim.03 , remove from the very top, phrasal, vncls: 10.4.1, framnet: Removing

skim.03: See VNcls wipe_manner-10.4.1.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, remover (vnrole: 10.4.1-agent)
        Arg1: thing removed, skimmed (vnrole: 10.4.1-theme)
        Arg2: top of what, source (vnrole: 10.4.1-source)

Example: might not take source

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

        Among unanswered questions are whether Mr. Papandreou received $23
        million of stolen Bank of Crete funds and an additional $734,000
        in bribes, as contended; whether the prime minister ordered [state
        agencies]-5 [*-5] to deposit some $57 million in Mr. Koskotas's bank
        and then skim off the interest; and, what PASOK's cut was from the
        $210 million Mr. Koskotas pinched.

        Arg0: [*-5]
        Argm-tmp: then
        Rel: [ skim] [ off]
        Arg1: the interest