[〈det sky.n〉 dark.a]
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It was weird how a blue sky would suddenly become dark gray, a sprinkle of rain would fall and then five minutes later it was gone.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ weird))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (S (NP (DT a) (JJ blue) (NN sky))
(VP (MD would) (ADVP (RB suddenly))
(VP (VB become)
(ADJP (JJ dark) (JJ gray)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (DT a) (VBP sprinkle)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN rain))))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB fall))))
(CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB then)) (ADVP (NP (CD five) (NNS minutes)) (RB later))
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (VBN gone))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I knew enough about cameras and photography in general to know that the images printed there where not visually accurate to the I scenes as they appeared on the focusing screen of his 8 No naturally sunlit blue skies could appear as dark as night.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD knew)
(ADJP (JJ enough)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (NNS cameras) (CC and) (NN photography))
(PP (IN in)
(ADJP (JJ general)))))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (NNS images))
(VP (VBN printed) (ADVP (RB there))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (FRAG (RB not)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB visually) (JJ accurate)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NNP I) (NNS scenes))))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD appeared)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (VBG focusing) (NN screen))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (CD 8) (NNP No)))))
(ADVP (RB naturally))
(SBAR (S (NP (JJ sunlit) (JJ blue) (NNS skies))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB appear)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ dark))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NN night))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Looking up at the dark sky and knowing the answer to his question without thinking to long.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VP (VBG Looking) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (JJ dark) (NN sky))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG knowing)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN answer))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN question))))
(PP (IN without)
(S (VP (VBG thinking)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ long)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Sunburn by Fuel this website v The sky was dark this morning Not a bird in the trees And silence hung suspicious and anxious Like a blanket covered scream And you were gone You were not there for me And I cursed the sky and begged the sun to Fall all over me This life’s not living, baby Living ain’t free If I can *n’t find my way back to me Let the sun fall down over me Let the sun fall down All my friends are searching Quiet, desperately Look into their eyes you’ll see the faithless crying Save me, save me, save me And what are they to feel And who are they to be And what am I to do with, do with me, but let the sun Fall all over me This life’s not living, baby Living ain’t free If I can *n’t find my way back to me Let the sun fall down over me Let the sun fall down Until my eyes cry out ’Til my head is free from doubt ’Til my lungs sigh right out ’Til I’m wiser Let the sun Fall all over me This life’s not living, baby Living ain’t free If I can *n’t find my way back to me Let the sun fall down over me Let the sun fall down Sometimes I think you and Darla dragged Kara, Angel and me to hell with you.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NN Sunburn))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (NN Fuel))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT this) (JJ website) (NNP v) (NNP The) (NN sky))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ dark))
(S (ADVP (NP (DT this) (NN morning)) (RB Not))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN bird))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS trees)) (CC And)
(NP (NN silence)))))
(VP (VBN hung)
(ADJP (JJ suspicious) (CC and) (JJ anxious))
(PP (IN Like)
(NP (DT a) (NN blanket)))))
(VP (VBD covered)
(NP (NN scream))))
(CC And)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN gone)
(S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (AUX were) (RB not) (ADVP (RB there))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP me)))))
(CC And)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD cursed)
(NP (DT the) (NN sky)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN begged)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN sun))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB Fall)
(NP (DT all))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (NP (PRP me))
(NP (NP (DT This) (NN life) (POS 's))
(ADJP (RB not) (VBG living)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (S (NP (NN baby) (NN Living))
(VP (VBZ ai) (RB n't)
(ADJP (JJ free))
(SBAR (IN If)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (NNP *) (RB n't)
(VP (VB find)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN way)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me))))
(S (VP (VB Let)
(NP (DT the) (NN sun) (NN fall)) (PRT (RP down))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (PRP me)))
(S (VP (VB Let)
(NP (DT the) (NN sun) (NN fall)) (PRT (RP down))
(S (S (NP (PDT All) (PRP$ my) (NNS friends))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBG searching)
(ADJP (JJ Quiet)))))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB desperately))
(VP (VB Look)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS eyes)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB see)
(NP (DT the) (JJ faithless) (NN crying)
(S (S (NP (NNP Save))
(NP (PRP me)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VB save)
(NP (PRP me))))
(, ,)
(VP (VB save)
(NP (PRP me))))
(CC And) (SBARQ (WHNP (WP what)) (SQ (AUX are)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB feel) (SBARQ (CC And) (WHNP (WP who)) (SQ (AUX are)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be) (SBARQ (CC And) (WHNP (WP what)) (SQ (AUX am)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(PP (IN with) (PRN (, ,)
(S (VP (VP (AUX do)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP me))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(VP (VB let)
(NP (DT the) (NN sun) (NN Fall))
(S (NP (NP (DT all))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (PRP me))))
(VP (ADVP (NP (DT This) (NN life) (POS 's)) (RB not)) (VBG living)))
(, ,))
(S (NP (NN baby) (NN Living))
(VP (VBZ ai) (RB n't)
(ADJP (JJ free))
(SBAR (IN If)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(NP (NNP *))
(VP (RB n't) (VB find)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN way)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VB Let)
(NP (DT the) (NN sun) (NN fall)) (PRT (RP down))
(SBAR (IN over)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VB Let)
(NP (DT the) (NN sun) (NN fall)) (PRT (RP down))
(SBAR (IN Until)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS eyes))
(VP (VB cry) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN 'Til)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN head))))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ free)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NN doubt))))
(SBAR (IN 'Til)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS lungs) (NN sigh))
(VP (NN right) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN 'Til)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJR wiser))
(SBAR (S (NP (NNP Let))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN sun) (NN Fall))
(NP (NP (DT all))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (PRP me))))
(ADVP (NP (DT This) (NN life) (POS 's)) (RB not))
(VP (VBG living))))
(, ,)
(NP (NN baby) (NN Living))
(VP (VBZ ai) (RB n't)
(ADJP (JJ free))
(SBAR (IN If)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(S (NP (NNP *))
(VP (RB n't) (VB find)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN way)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VB Let)
(NP (DT the) (NN sun) (NN fall)) (PRT (RP down))
(SBAR (IN over)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VB Let)
(NP (DT the) (NN sun) (NN fall)) (PRT (RP down)) (ADVP (RB Sometimes))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (PRP you)) (CC and)
(NP (NNP Darla)))
(VP (VBD dragged)
(NP (NNP Kara) (, ,) (NNP Angel) (CC and)
(NP (NP (PRP me))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (NN hell)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP you))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She times tonight’s solo ferris wheel ride to just after nightfall, when the city’s sky is dark and Mars looms with more presence than it’s capable of during the day, and on her way back out of the fair she stops long enough to play a throw – a – ball – and – hit – the – target game and win a small stuffed alien with green skin and four eyes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (NNS times)
(NP (NP (NP (NN tonight) (POS 's)) (JJ solo) (JJ ferris) (NN wheel) (NN ride))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (RB just) (IN after) (NN nightfall)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN city) (POS 's)) (NN sky))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ dark) (CC and)
(SBAR (S (NP (NNP Mars))
(VP (VBZ looms)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJR more) (NN presence)))
(SBAR (IN than)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ capable)
(PP (IN of)
(PP (IN during)
(NP (DT the) (NN day)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN way)))))
(ADVP (RB back))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN fair))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ stops) (ADVP (RB long) (RB enough))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB play)
(NP (DT a) (VB throw))
(NP (PRN (: -)
(NP (NP (DT a)) (: -)
(NP (NN ball)) (: -) (CC and) (PRN (: -)
(NP (NN hit)) (: -))
(NP (DT the)))
(: -)) (NN target) (NN game)))
(CC and)
(VP (VB win)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (VBD stuffed) (NN alien))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (JJ green) (NN skin)) (CC and)
(NP (CD four) (NNS eyes)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One of His feet bumps her legs to spread them wide and she gives Him her ass, staring up at the dark sky filled with stars.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (CD One))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ His) (NNS feet))))
(VP (NNS bumps)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS legs))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB spread)
(NP (PRP them)) (ADVP (RB wide))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ gives)
(NP (PRP Him))
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN ass)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG staring) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ dark) (NN sky))
(VP (VBN filled)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNS stars))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
At night, from my window I can also see the oil flares, these ones closer to town, but beautiful in the dark sky.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN At)
(NP (NN night)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN window)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VB see)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN oil) (NNS flares)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT these) (NNS ones)) (UCP (ADJP (JJR closer)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN town))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(ADJP (JJ beautiful)))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (JJ dark) (NN sky)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ve never seen a sky so dark – and I’ve experienced pitch black forest.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've) (ADVP (RB never))
(VP (VBN seen)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN sky))
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ dark)))
(: -) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN experienced)
(NP (NN pitch))
(NP (JJ black) (NN forest)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Skies are dark and the air is filled with moisture.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNS Skies))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ dark))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN air))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN filled)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN moisture)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best – known meteor shower makes its appearance.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NP (DT Every) (NNP August)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (RB just) (WRB when))
(S (NP (JJ many) (NNS people))
(VP (VBP go)
(PP (VBG vacationing)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (NNS skies))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ dark)) (, ,)
(NP (DT the) (JJS best)))
(: -)
(S (NP (JJ known) (NN meteor) (VB shower))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN appearance))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Hidden Hills is also a’ ’ dark sky’ ’ community, and allows fantastic clear night skies and great star gazing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ Hidden) (NNP Hills))
(VP (VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB also))
(NP (NP (NNP a) (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (JJ dark) (NN sky) (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NN community))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBZ allows)
(NP (NP (JJ fantastic) (JJ clear) (NN night) (NNS skies)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ great) (NN star) (NN gazing)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
TV 7 & 4 Video Although LED lights are expensive to buy, they significantly reduce the load on the power grid and the price the Village pays for electricity, reduce glare and also help keep our nighttime sky dark.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP TV) (CD 7)) (CC &)
(NP (CD 4) (NNP Video)))
(SBAR (IN Although)
(S (NP (VBN LED) (NNS lights))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ expensive)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB buy)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (VP (ADVP (RB significantly)) (VB reduce)
(NP (DT the) (NN load))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN power) (NN grid)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN price))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NNP Village))
(VP (VBZ pays)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN electricity))))
(, ,)
(VP (VB reduce)
(NP (NN glare)))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB also)) (VB help)
(S (VP (VB keep)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (JJ nighttime) (NN sky))
(ADJP (JJ dark))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Best – known meteor shower peaking – this website – this website The Perseid meteor shower is so named because the flashes appear to radiate from… country where skies are dark, the best – known meteor shower makes its appearance….
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (JJS Best)) (: -)
(S (S (NP (VBN known) (NN meteor))
(VP (VB shower)
(S (VP (VBG peaking)
(NP (NP (: -)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN website)) (: -)
(S (NP (DT this) (JJ website) (NNP The) (NNP Perseid) (NN meteor) (VB shower))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (ADVP (RB so)) (VBN named)
(PP (IN because)
(NP (DT the) (NNS flashes)))
(S (VP (VBP appear)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB radiate)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (CD ..)))))
(. .)) (NN country))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (NNS skies))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ dark)) (, ,)
(NP (DT the) (JJS best))))
(: -)
(S (NP (VBN known) (NN meteor) (VB shower))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN appearance))))
(. .)) (INTJ (UH ..)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He had to blink a few times before he realized the he was looking up at the night sky, a sky dark enough for him to see a sea of stars.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (AUX had)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB blink)
(NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS times))
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD realized)
(SBAR (DT the)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD was)
(VP (VBG looking) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN night) (NN sky)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (DT a) (NN sky))
(ADJP (JJ dark) (RB enough)
(SBAR (IN for)
(S (NP (PRP him))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB see)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN sea))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS stars)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
this website – Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best – known meteor shower makes its appearance.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT this) (JJ website) (PRN (: -)
(NP (NP (DT Every) (NNP August)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (RB just) (WRB when))
(S (NP (JJ many) (NNS people))
(VP (VBP go)
(PP (VBG vacationing)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (NNS skies))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ dark)) (, ,)
(NP (DT the) (JJS best)))
(: -)) (JJ known) (NN meteor) (VB shower))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN appearance)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best – known meteor shower makes its appearance.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP ('' ') (PRN (: ')
(NP (NP (DT Every) (NNP August)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (RB just) (WRB when))
(S (NP (JJ many) (NNS people))
(VP (VBP go)
(PP (VBG vacationing)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (NNS skies))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ dark)) (, ,)
(NP (DT the) (JJS best)))
(: -)) (JJ known) (NN meteor) (VB shower))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN appearance)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You can sense it brewing The skies are dark.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB sense)
(NP (PRP it))
(SBAR (S (NP (VBG brewing) (NNP The) (NNS skies))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ dark))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
AOL online says Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best – known meteor shower makes its appearance.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP AOL))
(VP (ADVP (RB online)) (VBZ says)
(NP (NP (DT Every) (NNP August)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (RB just) (WRB when))
(S (NP (JJ many) (NNS people))
(VP (VBP go)
(PP (VBG vacationing)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (NNS skies))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ dark)) (, ,)
(NP (DT the) (JJS best)))))
(: -)
(S (NP (JJ known) (NN meteor) (VB shower))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN appearance))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Well… we are in Central Texas, skies are dark, wind is fierce, and rain is starting.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (INTJ (UH Well) (UH ..) (. .))
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX are)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Central) (NNP Texas)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NNS skies))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ dark))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NN wind))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ fierce))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NN rain))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ starting))))
(. .)))
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