diff --git a/dkpro-core-io-brat-asl/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/dkpro/core/io/brat/internal/model/BratTextAnnotation.java b/dkpro-core-io-brat-asl/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/dkpro/core/io/brat/internal/model/BratTextAnnotation.java
index 4f4c953889..4f5214f2eb 100644
--- a/dkpro-core-io-brat-asl/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/dkpro/core/io/brat/internal/model/BratTextAnnotation.java
+++ b/dkpro-core-io-brat-asl/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/dkpro/core/io/brat/internal/model/BratTextAnnotation.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public class BratTextAnnotation
             "(?<ID>T[0-9]+)\\t" + 
             "(?<TYPE>[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9_\\-]+) " +
             "(?<BEGIN>[0-9]+) " +
-            "(?<END>[0-9]+)\\t" +
+            "(?<END>[0-9]+)" +
+            "(;[0-9]+ [0-9]+)*\\t" +
             "(?<TEXT>.*)");
     
     private static final String ID = "ID";