Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
His shoulders shook as he snickered, near – silently and so hard tears squeezed out of the corners of his eyes and his stomach hurt.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP$ His) (NNS shoulders))
(VP (VBD shook)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD snickered) (, ,) (ADVP (RB near)) (: -) (ADVP (RB silently) (CC and) (RB so) (RB hard))
(S (NP (NNS tears))
(VP (VBN squeezed) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN stomach))
(VP (VBN hurt)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
People do not like the way their nose is shaped, or the strawberry birthmark behind their ears, or they see too many crow’s feet at the corners of their eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNS People))
(VP (AUX do) (RB not)
(VP (VB like)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN way))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ their) (NN nose))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ shaped)))
(, ,) (CC or)
(NP (DT the) (NNP strawberry) (NN birthmark)))
(PP (IN behind)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS ears)))
(, ,) (CC or)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP see)
(NP (NP (ADJP (RB too) (JJ many)) (NN crow) (POS 's)) (NNS feet))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS eyes))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Carson was surprised to see tears of anger and frustration glistening in the corners of Reynolds’s eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Carson))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN surprised)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB see)
(NP (NP (NNS tears))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN anger) (CC and) (NN frustration) (NN glistening))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Reynolds) (POS 's)) (NNS eyes))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Really, I could tell, because I’ve seen it from the corners of my eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Really)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB tell) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN seen)
(NP (PRP it))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS eyes)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There’s amusement lingering in the corners of his eyes when he asks,?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NN amusement) (VBG lingering))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ asks))))
(, ,))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There is weariness in its wake, turning the few small lines at the corners of her eyes into something deeper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (VBZ is)
(NP (NN weariness))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN wake)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG turning)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ few) (JJ small) (NNS lines))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS eyes)))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (NN something))
(ADJP (JJR deeper))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
From this distance, Dirk could now see that this man was quite a few years older than most of the pirates, small wrinkles around the corners of his eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN From)
(NP (DT this) (NN distance)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Dirk))
(VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB now))
(VP (VB see)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT this) (NN man))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (ADJP (NP (QP (RB quite) (DT a) (JJ few)) (NNS years)) (JJR older))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (JJS most))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS pirates) (, ,) (JJ small) (NNS wrinkles))
(PP (IN around)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The corners of his eyes were very red.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes))))
(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ red)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
To me, it was more than what I could see from the corners of my eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (TO To)
(NP (PRP me)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJR more))
(PP (IN than)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB see)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS eyes)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Viggo’s tears spilled from the corners of his eyes as he gathered Orlando’s trembling body into his embrace, cradling him on his chest as they both wept with the intensity of their emotions.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Viggo) (POS 's)) (NNS tears))
(VP (VBD spilled)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes)))))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD gathered)
(NP (NP (NNP Orlando) (POS 's)) (VBG trembling) (NN body))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (PRP$ his) (VB embrace)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG cradling)
(NP (PRP him))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN chest)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP they)) (DT both)
(VP (VBD wept)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN intensity))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS emotions)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He hated the way Lupin’s lips tugged up, dimpling his cheeks and crinkling the corners of his eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBN hated)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN way))
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (NNP Lupin) (POS 's)) (NNS lips))
(VP (VBD tugged) (PRT (RP up)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VP (VBG dimpling)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS cheeks)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG crinkling)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Jensen shakes his head, tears leaking from the corners of his eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Jensen))
(VP (VBZ shakes)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN head)) (, ,)
(S (NP (NNS tears))
(VP (VBG leaking)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Luke grinned, throwing into contrast the tiny creases round his mouth, and at the corners of his eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Luke))
(VP (VBD grinned) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG throwing)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NN contrast)))
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ tiny) (NNS creases) (NN round)) (UCP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN mouth)) (, ,) (CC and)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dave left after twenty minutes of forced conversation, telling John to call when he wasn’t still drunk; John couldn’t stop remembering the way the corners of Cam’s eyes crinkled when he grinned.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Dave))
(VP (VBD left)
(PP (IN after)
(NP (NP (CD twenty) (NNS minutes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ forced) (NN conversation)))))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG telling)
(NP (NNP John))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB call)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB still))
(ADJP (JJ drunk)))
(: ;)
(S (NP (NNP John))
(VP (MD could) (RB n't)
(VP (VB stop)
(S (VP (VBG remembering)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN way))
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Cam) (POS 's)) (NNS eyes))))
(VP (VBD crinkled)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD grinned))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It mostly happens when she tries to look out of the corners of her eyes or is looking off into the distance.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It)) (ADVP (RB mostly))
(VP (VBZ happens)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VP (VBZ tries)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB look)
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS eyes))))
(CC or)
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG looking) (PRT (RP off))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT the) (NN distance)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There are lines at the corners of her eyes and mouth, but the mouth itself is still rich.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (NNS lines))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS eyes) (CC and) (NN mouth)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN mouth))
(NP (PRP itself)))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still))
(ADJP (JJ rich))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The older woman caught mid – turn, a bemused expression on her face as she gazed at the brunette out of the corners of her eyes, eyes that held a hint of gentle adoration.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (JJR older) (NN woman))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (NNP mid)) (: -) (ADVP (RB turn)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ bemused) (NN expression))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN face)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD gazed)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN brunette)))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS eyes)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (NNS eyes))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD held)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN hint))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ gentle) (NN adoration)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Jon pulls at the corners of her own eyes so the pink, wet skin of her lids gape back at him, horrible and obscene like a reminder.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Jon))
(VP (VBZ pulls)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ own) (NNS eyes)
(S (IN so)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ pink) (, ,) (JJ wet) (NN skin))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS lids))))
(VP (VB gape) (PRT (RP back))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (PRP him)))
(, ,)
(ADJP (JJ horrible) (CC and) (JJ obscene))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (DT a) (NN reminder))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There are fatigue lines at the corners of his eyes, and a ruddy cast to his skin that’s not quite a sunburn, but shows signs of heat exposure.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (NN fatigue) (NNS lines))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ ruddy) (NN cast))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN skin)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VP (AUX 's) (RB not) (ADVP (RB quite))
(NP (DT a) (NN sunburn)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(VP (VBZ shows)
(NP (NP (NNS signs))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN heat) (NN exposure))))
(. .)))
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