Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It’s my friends birthday in a very short period of time and I would really, really like to make her a TARDIS birthday card, but simple don’t have the time to wade through all the old entries looking for how people made them.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS friends) (NN birthday))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ short)) (NN period))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN time))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD would) (ADVP (RB really) (, ,) (RB really))
(VP (VB like)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(NP (PRP her))
(NP (DT a) (NNP TARDIS) (NN birthday) (NN card)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (JJ simple))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB wade)
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (JJ old) (NNS entries))
(VP (VBG looking)
(PP (IN for)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (NNS people))
(VP (VBD made)
(NP (PRP them)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN Government))
(VP (VBD warned)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB apply) (ADVP (RB only))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN period)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Quarantine periods can be very short, such as in the case of a suspected anthrax attack, in which persons are allowed to leave as soon as they shed their potentially contaminated garments and undergo a decontamination shower.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ Quarantine) (NNS periods))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB very) (JJ short)) (, ,)
(PP (JJ such) (IN as)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN case))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (VBN suspected) (NN anthrax) (NN attack)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHPP (IN in) (WHNP (WDT which)))
(S (NP (NNS persons))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBN allowed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB leave) (ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB soon))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VP (VBP shed)
(NP (PRP$ their)
(ADJP (RB potentially) (VBN contaminated)) (NNS garments)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBP undergo)
(NP (DT a) (NN decontamination) (VB shower))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
In some policies the two problems are seen to be combined where the systems of farming collectively called shifting cultivation have reached a point where their carrying capacity has been exceeded, and fallow periods have become so short that degradation and erosion have set in (Allan 1967).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (DT some) (NNS policies)))
(NP (DT the) (CD two) (NNS problems))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBN seen)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN combined)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS systems))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN farming))
(VP (ADVP (RB collectively)) (VBN called)
(PP (VBG shifting)
(NP (NN cultivation))))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN reached)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN point))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (S (NP (PRP$ their) (NN carrying) (NN capacity))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN exceeded)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (JJ fallow) (NNS periods))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN become)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB so) (JJ short))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NN degradation) (CC and) (NN erosion))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN set)
(PP (IN in) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP Allan) (CD 1967)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
For a short period he returned to Murcia in 1962 to decorate the dome of the Sanctuary of Fuensanta.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN For)
(NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN period)))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD returned)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Murcia)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1962)))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB decorate)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN dome))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN Sanctuary))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Fuensanta))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The incubation period is fairly short, and we don’t come into close contact with people from countries where there are still diptheria outbreaks.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (JJ incubation) (NN period))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB fairly) (JJ short))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB come)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (JJ close) (NN contact))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNS people))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (NNS countries))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB still))
(NP (NN diptheria) (NNS outbreaks)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The signal received from satellites in Earth orbit are relatively strong but view periods are short; a few minutes being typical.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN signal))
(VP (VBN received)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (NNS satellites))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Earth) (NN orbit))))
(VP (VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (RB relatively) (JJ strong)))
(CC but)
(VP (VBP view)
(SBAR (S (NP (NNS periods))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ short)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS minutes))
(VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (JJ typical))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
As seen from the amazing back test results, this forex trader is believed to have made you richer by US $ 18,000 for a short period of 9 days or US $ 3,35,000 for a long duration of 1 Year with standard US $ 25,000 account.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN As)
(S (VP (VBN seen)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (JJ amazing) (NN back) (NN test) (NNS results)))
(, ,)
(NP (DT this) (JJ forex) (NN trader))
(VP (VBZ is)
(VP (VBN believed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN made)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(ADJP (JJR richer)))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (PRP US)))
(NP (NP (NP ($ $) (CD 18,000))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN period))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (CD 9) (NNS days)))
(CC or)
(NP (NP (NP (PRP US)) ($ $) (CD 3,35,000))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN duration))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (CD 1) (NN Year)))
(SBAR (IN with)
(S (VP (JJ standard)
(NP (PRP US)
(ADJP ($ $) (CD 25,000)) (NN account)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
After exposure, the incubation period from nothing to hysteria was short, from a few hours to a couple of days.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN After)
(NP (NN exposure)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ incubation) (NN period))
(PP (PP (IN from)
(NP (NN nothing)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN hysteria)))))
(VP (VBD was)
(ADJP (JJ short)) (, ,)
(PP (PP (IN from)
(NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS hours)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN couple))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS days))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m not defending the use of judgment, I’m expressing that most humans probably believe we’ve come a long way in a relatively short period of time.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm) (RB not)
(VP (VBG defending)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN use))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN judgment))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG expressing)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (JJS most) (NNS humans)) (ADVP (RB probably))
(VP (VBP believe)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN come)
(NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN way))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB relatively) (JJ short)) (NN period))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN time)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ever wish you could rent a car for a short period of time without having to pay for the whole day?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Ever))
(VP (VB wish)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB rent)
(NP (DT a) (NN car))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN period))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN time)))))
(PP (IN without)
(S (VP (AUXG having)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB pay)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (JJ whole) (NN day)))))
(. ?)))
In Wikipedia:
The transitional period from summer to winter temperatures can be very short.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ transitional) (NN period))
(PP (PP (IN from)
(NP (NN summer)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN winter) (NNS temperatures)))))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ short))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
On the face of it this is unlikely to be acceptable to the vendor since in effect it gives an option to purchase, though it may be more acceptable if the period allowed for preparing the report is short.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN On)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN face))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ unlikely)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ acceptable)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN vendor))))
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (NN effect)))
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ gives)
(NP (DT an) (NN option)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB purchase) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ acceptable))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN period))
(VP (VBN allowed)
(PP (IN for)
(S (VP (VBG preparing)
(NP (DT the) (NN report))))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ short)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
To our knowledge, six other countries (Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, and the United Kingdom) have sex offender registration laws, but the period required for registration is usually short and the information remains with the police.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (TO To)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NN knowledge)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NP (CD six) (JJ other) (NNS countries)) (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (NNP Australia) (, ,) (NNP Canada) (, ,) (NNP France) (, ,) (NNP Ireland) (, ,) (NNP Japan) (, ,)) (CC and)
(NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNP Kingdom)))
(-RRB- -RRB-))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NN sex) (NN offender) (NN registration) (NNS laws))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN period))
(VP (VBN required)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN registration)))))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB usually))
(ADJP (JJ short))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN information))
(VP (VBZ remains)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NN police)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
For a short period of time, the ownership of the library belonged to Amos Eaton, a local scientist and educator, when he obtained rights to the Old Bank Place after the Rensselaer School changed its name to the Rensselaer Institute and moved to Van Der Heyden Mansion, a nearby location.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN For)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN period))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN time)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN ownership))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN library))))
(VP (VBD belonged)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Amos) (NNP Eaton)) (, ,)
(NP (DT a) (JJ local) (NN scientist)))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (NNP educator)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD obtained)
(NP (NP (NNS rights))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Old) (NNP Bank))))
(NP (NN Place))
(SBAR (IN after)
(S (NP (DT the) (NNP Rensselaer) (NNP School))
(VP (VP (VBD changed)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN name))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Rensselaer) (NNP Institute))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD moved)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNP Van) (NNP Der) (NNP Heyden) (NNP Mansion)) (, ,)
(NP (DT a) (JJ nearby) (NN location)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Sure it means I can watch it all in a short period of time, which I did, though it also means people are more over talking about it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Sure))
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ means)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB watch)
(NP (PRP it))
(PP (DT all) (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN period))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN time)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBZ means)
(SBAR (S (NP (NNS people))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RBR more) (RB over))
(VP (VBG talking)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Sigismund III of Poland actually enticed Marenzio to his new capital at Warsaw for a short period in 1595-6 and employed a number of Italian musicians, one of whom, Asprilio Pacelli (1570-1623), published a book of madrigals (Venice, 1601); but that was all.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NNP Sigismund) (NNP III))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Poland))))
(ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (VP (VBD enticed)
(NP (NNP Marenzio))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ new) (NN capital))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NNP Warsaw)))))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN period))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN 1595-6)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN employed)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN number))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ Italian) (NNS musicians))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NP (NP (CD one)) (WHPP (IN of) (WHNP (WP whom))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NNP Asprilio) (NNP Pacelli)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (CD 1570-1623)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(, ,))
(VP (VBD published)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN book))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS madrigals)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP Venice)) (, ,)
(NP (CD 1601)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))
(: ;) (CC but)
(S (NP (DT that))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB all))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The period of time suitable for the growth of vegetation is therefore very short and for the above – mentioned reasons, the land is dry most of the time.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN period))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN time) (JJ suitable)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN growth))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN vegetation)))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB therefore))
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ short))))
(CC and)
(S (PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ above)) (: -)
(NP (VBN mentioned) (NNS reasons))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN land))
(VP (AUX is)
(S (VP (VB dry)
(NP (NP (JJS most))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN time)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
One of them was Barrington Reynolds, who commanded her for a short period in 1812, between his commands of HMS “Sir Francis Drake” and HMS “Bucephalus”.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (CD One))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP them))))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (NNP Barrington) (NNP Reynolds)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD commanded)
(NP (PRP her))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN period)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1812)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS commands))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP HMS) ('' '') (NNP Sir) (NNP Francis) (NNP Drake) ('' '') (CC and) (NNP HMS) ('' '') (NNP Bucephalus) ('' ''))))
(. .)))
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