[〈det male.n〉 inspiration.n]
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Of course, if I’d seen the video for it, I don’t know what I would have done: [aside: Billy Idol is totally the inspiration for Spike…] I remember being petrified of being found pregnant (for lustful thoughts?
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(S1 (FRAG (S (PP (IN Of)
(NP (NN course)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'd)
(VP (VBN seen)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN video))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX done)))
(: :)
(VP (VBG -LSB-) (PRT (RP aside)))
(: :)
(S (NP (NNP Billy) (NNP Idol))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB totally))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNP Spike) (NNS ..)))
(. .)
(ADJP (JJ -RSB-)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP remember)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (JJ petrified)
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBN found)
(ADJP (JJ pregnant)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (JJ lustful) (NNS thoughts)))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He’s been spoofed on South Park, was a fixture in Hasbro’s 80’s cartoon lines (Hector Ramirez was a pretty bald – faced Geraldo clone that I recognized instantly as a kid), he’s been featured in several Kurt Vonnegut novels, and he was even the inspiration for the Robert Downey Jr. character Wayne Gale in Natural Born Killers.
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(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN spoofed)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NNP South) (NNP Park)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (S (VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN fixture))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Hasbro) (POS 's)))
(NP (NP (CD 80) (POS 's)) (NN cartoon) (NNS lines)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (NP (NNP Hector) (NNP Ramirez))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB pretty) (JJ bald)))
(: -)
(S (VP (VBD faced)
(NP (NNP Geraldo) (NN clone))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD recognized) (ADVP (RB instantly))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT a) (NN kid)))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN featured)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ several) (NNP Kurt) (NNP Vonnegut) (NNS novels))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (RB even) (DT the) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Robert) (NNP Downey) (NNP Jr.)) (NN character) (NNP Wayne) (NNP Gale))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Natural) (NNP Born) (NNPS Killers)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But there was a brashness,? anger, resentment that came through his writing,? he tended to whine a lot (In my opinion)? and to be honest, his words said more than he would ever say directly to me This is also beside the point… but interesting? about 6 months to a year ago he slowly started to realize this himself but it took him a long time,? he is seriously growing up on my computer screen and dealing with his weakness, his anger,? he is truly an inspiration to me now, He continues to grow and grow. wow. – ?
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(S1 (S (CC But)
(NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX was) (UCP (NP (DT a) (NN brashness)) (, ,) (. ?)
(NP (NP (NN anger) (, ,) (NN resentment))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD came)
(PP (IN through)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN writing)) (, ,) (. ?)
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD tended)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB whine)
(NP (DT a) (NN lot)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(PP (IN In)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN opinion)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(. ?)) (CC and)
(S (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ honest)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS words))
(VP (VBD said)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJR more)
(SBAR (IN than)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD would) (RB ever)
(VP (VB say) (ADVP (RB directly))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me)))
(S (NP (DT This))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB also))
(PP (IN beside)
(NP (DT the) (NN point) (NN ..))))
(. .))))
(CC but)
(ADJP (JJ interesting)))))
(. ?)))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (CD 6) (NNS months)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT a) (NN year)))
(ADVP (RB ago))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB slowly))
(VP (VBD started)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB realize)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT this) (PRP himself) (CC but) (PRP it))
(VP (VBD took)
(NP (PRP him))
(NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN time)) (, ,) (FRAG (. ?) (FRAG (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX is) (RB seriously)
(VP (VBG growing) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN on)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN computer) (NN screen))
(VP (CC and)
(VP (VBG dealing)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN weakness)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN anger)) (, ,))))
(. ?)
(S (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX is) (RB truly)
(NP (DT an) (NN inspiration))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me)))
(ADVP (RB now))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBZ continues)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB grow) (CC and) (VB grow)))
(. .) (INTJ (UH wow)) (. .)) (: -)))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
John Simon (click photo to enlarge) was a real inspiration for us as he donated the proceeds from his gigantic pumpkins to charity.
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(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP John) (NNP Simon)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (NP (NN click) (JJ photo))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB enlarge))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ real) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP us))))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD donated)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS proceeds))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ his) (JJ gigantic) (NNS pumpkins))))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN charity))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He was a fantastic inspiration throughout.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT a) (JJ fantastic) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN throughout)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Steven Curtis Chapman and his family are an inspiration.
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(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Steven) (NNP Curtis) (NNP Chapman)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN family)))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (DT an) (NN inspiration)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
There is no evidence that he was the inspiration for the song; however, since it was written before the U.S. entered the war he may have been dubbed the Bugle Boy from Company B in reference to the song, not the other way around.
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(S1 (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT no) (NN evidence)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (NN song)))))
(: ;) (ADVP (RB however)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN written)
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (DT the) (NNP U.S.))
(VP (VBD entered)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN war))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN dubbed)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Bugle) (NNP Boy))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (NNP Company) (NNP B))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN reference))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN song))))
(, ,)
(NP (RB not) (DT the) (JJ other) (NN way) (PRT (RP around)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Joe Btfsplk may have been the inspiration for the name of the impish character Mr. Mxyzptlk from the “Superman” comic books.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Joe) (NNP Btfsplk))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN name))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (JJ impish) (NN character) (NNP Mr.) (NNP Mxyzptlk)))))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) ('' '') (NNP Superman) ('' '') (JJ comic) (NNS books))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She is the basis for the character of Minerva, and Matt (her husband) is the inspiration behind parts of Minerva’s beau Tobias.
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(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN basis))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN character))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Minerva)))
(, ,)
(S (CC and)
(NP (NNP Matt)) (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN husband)) (-RRB- -RRB-)
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN behind)
(NP (NP (NNS parts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Minerva) (POS 's)) (NNP beau) (NNP Tobias)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The actor, after years of speculation, finally admitted that he he was the inspiration for the famous rant by Morissette.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN actor)) (, ,)
(PP (IN after)
(NP (NP (NNS years))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN speculation)))))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB finally))
(VP (VBD admitted)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ famous) (NN rant))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NNP Morissette))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Pete Hammond is a true American inspiration.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Pete) (NNP Hammond))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ true) (NNP American) (NN inspiration)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Howey was an important newspaper editor in the publishing empire of William Randolph Hearst, and he was the inspiration for Walter Burns, the fictional Chicago newspaper editor in the play and the film “The Front Page”.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Howey))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ important) (NN newspaper) (NN editor))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN publishing) (NN empire)))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP William) (NNP Randolph) (NNP Hearst)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Walter) (NNP Burns)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ fictional) (NNP Chicago) (NN newspaper) (NN editor))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN play)))))
(CC and)
(NP (DT the) (NN film) ('' '')
(NP (DT The) (NNP Front) (NNP Page)) ('' ''))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Apparently he was the inspiration. * So then, the reason Locke and I live together?
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(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Apparently))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN inspiration)) (. .)
(NP (NNP *)))
(ADVP (RB So) (RB then)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN reason))
(SBAR (S (NP (NNP Locke) (CC and) (PRP I))
(VP (VBP live) (ADVP (RB together))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He was her inspiration; instigator of her sorrow and the only cure all rolled into one.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN inspiration)) (: ;)
(NP (NP (NN instigator))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN sorrow))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ only) (NN cure))
(VP (ADVP (RB all)) (VBN rolled)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (CD one))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
My thoughts: Kurt Vonnegut is my ultimate inspiration when it comes to writing.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (PRP$ My) (NNS thoughts)) (: :)
(S (NP (NNP Kurt) (NNP Vonnegut))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ ultimate) (NN inspiration))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ comes)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN writing)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
To me Michael Phelps is a huge inspiration and someone I really look up to.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (TO To)
(NP (PRP me)))
(NP (NNP Michael) (NNP Phelps))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ huge) (NN inspiration) (CC and) (NN someone))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (VBP look) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (TO to))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She is the basis for the character of Minerva, and Matt (her husband) is the inspiration behind parts of Minerva’s beau Tobias.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN basis))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN character))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Minerva)))
(, ,)
(S (CC and)
(NP (NNP Matt)) (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN husband)) (-RRB- -RRB-)
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN behind)
(NP (NP (NNS parts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Minerva) (POS 's)) (NNP beau) (NNP Tobias)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
This shock led Hawke to make a sustained and ultimately successful effort to conquer his alcoholism John Curtin was his inspiration in this as in other things.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This) (NN shock))
(VP (VBD led)
(S (NP (NNP Hawke))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(NP (NP (DT a) (VBN sustained) (CC and)
(ADJP (RB ultimately) (JJ successful)) (NN effort))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB conquer)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN alcoholism)
(SBAR (IN )
(S (NP (NNP John) (NNP Curtin))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT this))
(PP (IN as)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ other) (NNS things)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When you read about how writer’s such as Bill Simmons grew up reading Peter Gammons and how he was an inspiration for his career, it makes you wonder if some day a child is going to grow and think’ ’ you mean if I am loud, obnoxious, rude, and nonsensical, people will pay money just so they will disagree with me and be angry?
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP read)
(PP (IN about)
(SBAR (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (NP (NN writer) (POS 's))
(ADJP (JJ such)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NNP Bill) (NNP Simmons)))))
(VP (VBD grew) (PRT (RP up))
(S (VP (VBG reading)
(NP (NNP Peter) (NNPS Gammons))))
(CC and)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN inspiration))
(PP (IN for)
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(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP wonder)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (NP (DT some) (NN day))
(NP (DT a) (NN child)))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG going)
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(VP (AUX am)
(ADJP (JJ loud) (, ,) (JJ obnoxious) (, ,) (JJ rude) (, ,) (CC and) (JJ nonsensical)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNS people))
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(VP (VB pay)
(NP (NN money)) (ADVP (RB just) (RB so))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VP (VB disagree)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP me))))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ angry))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
After all, he was my inspiration.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN After)
(NP (DT all)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN inspiration)))
(. .)))
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