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In Wikipedia:
Bricks found at the tower during the renovation led Westh and other experts to revise their theory on when the structure was originally constructed, moving back the date from around 1255 to the beginning of the century, when Valdemar became king.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNS Bricks))
(VP (VBN found)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN tower)))))
(PP (IN during)
(NP (DT the) (NN renovation)))
(VP (VBD led)
(S (NP (UCP (NNP Westh) (CC and) (JJ other)) (NNS experts))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB revise)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NN theory))
(PP (IN on)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (DT the) (NN structure))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB originally) (VBN constructed)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG moving) (PRT (RP back))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN date))
(PP (PP (IN from)
(NP (QP (IN around) (CD 1255))))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN beginning))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN century)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (NNP Valdemar))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Little is said of his reign in the Anglo – Saxon Chronicle other than the bare facts that he became king, and was then deposed and exiled in 774.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (RB Little))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBD said)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN reign)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Anglo)))
(: -)
(S (NP (NNP Saxon) (NNP Chronicle))
(ADJP (JJ other)
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ bare) (NNS facts))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB then))
(VP (VBN deposed) (CC and) (VBN exiled)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 774)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
In 1134, Eric becomes king, and she Queen of Denmark.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (CD 1134)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Eric))
(VP (VBZ becomes)
(NP (NP (NN king)) (, ,) (CC and)
(NP (NP (PRP she) (NN Queen))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Denmark)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Vallabhraj (1009 for six months) attacked King Sindhuraj’s territory as soon as he became king.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Vallabhraj)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (CD 1009))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (CD six) (NNS months))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(VP (VBD attacked)
(NP (NP (NNP King) (NNP Sindhuraj) (POS 's)) (NN territory)) (ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB soon))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Minos explains that Asterion, whom he hates, wants to marry Ariadne once he becomes king.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Minos))
(VP (VBZ explains)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (NNP Asterion)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP whom))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ hates))))
(, ,))
(VP (VBZ wants)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB marry)
(NP (NNP Ariadne))
(SBAR (IN once)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ becomes)
(NP (NN king)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I have reached the point in Penman at which Richard has become king and is besieged on all sides by traitors and sycophants.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN reached)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN point))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Penman)))
(SBAR (WHPP (IN at) (WHNP (WDT which)))
(S (NP (NNP Richard))
(VP (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN become)
(NP (NN king))))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN besieged)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT all) (NNS sides)))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NNS traitors) (CC and) (NNS sycophants)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Edward becomes king again, d’ you understand?”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Edward))
(VP (VBZ becomes)
(NP (NN king)) (ADVP (RB again)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG d')
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP understand))))
(. ?) ('' '')))
In Wikipedia:
In this church in 1137 the 15 year old Eleanor of Aquitaine married the future Louis VII a few months before he became king.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (DT this) (NN church)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1137)))
(NP (NP (DT the)
(ADJP (NP (CD 15) (NN year)) (JJ old)) (NNP Eleanor))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Aquitaine))))
(VP (VBD married)
(NP (DT the) (JJ future) (NNP Louis) (NNP VII))
(SBAR (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS months)) (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Although the lists of his mighty men (2 Samuel 23:8 – 39 & 1 Chronicles 11:10 – 47) are given after David has become king, many of them may have been the loyal followers who stayed with him when he was fleeing King Saul.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Although)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS lists))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (JJ mighty) (NNS men)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (NP (CD 2))
(NP (NNP Samuel) (CD 23:8)))
(: -)
(NP (QP (CD 39) (CC &) (CD 1) (NNS Chronicles) (CD 11:10)))
(: -)
(NP (CD 47)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBN given)
(SBAR (IN after)
(S (NP (NNP David))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN become)
(NP (NN king))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (JJ many))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP them))))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ loyal) (NNS followers))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD stayed)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP him)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG fleeing)
(NP (NNP King) (NNP Saul))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
It is later revealed that Charming is in fact the son of the Fairy Godmother, and that the two of them want him to marry Fiona so that he can become king (similar to Lord Farquaad’s intentions from the first movie).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (ADVP (RB later)) (VBN revealed)
(SBAR (SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (JJ Charming))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN fact)))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN son))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN Fairy) (NNP Godmother))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (CD two))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP them))))
(VP (VBP want)
(S (NP (PRP him))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB marry)
(NP (NNP Fiona))
(SBAR (RB so) (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB become)
(NP (NP (NN king)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(ADJP (JJ similar)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Lord) (NNP Farquaad) (POS 's)) (NNS intentions))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN movie)))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Sebastio, known in Portugal as “the Desired”, was the son of the Infante Dom John (son of John III of Portugal) and Joanna, daughter of the Emperor Charles V. His father died before he was born, and he became king at the age of three after the death of his grandfather in 1557.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (NP (NP (NN Sebastio)) (, ,)
(VP (VBN known)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Portugal)))
(PP (IN as) ('' '')
(NP (DT the) (VBN Desired) ('' ''))))
(, ,))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN son))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Infante) (NNP Dom) (NNP John) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (NN son))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP John) (NNP III)))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Portugal))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)) (CC and) (NNP Joanna)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NN daughter))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Emperor) (NNP Charles) (NNP V.))))
(NP (PRP$ His) (NN father))
(VP (VBD died)
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN born))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN age))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (CD three)))))
(PP (IN after)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN death))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN grandfather)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1557))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Frederick became king in 1848.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Frederick))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1848))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Saul, only he was called a king, but he was not a real king. he was similar to a judge, his’ ‘kingdom’’ didn’t have organization, just like 1 Samuel 13:1 – 2 Saul was thirty years old when he became king and he reigned over Israel forty two years.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Saul) (, ,) (RB only) (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN called)
(NP (DT a) (NN king)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was) (RB not)
(NP (DT a) (JJ real) (NN king))))
(. .)
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ similar)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT a) (NN judge))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (PRP his) (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NN kingdom) (POS ')) (: ')
(S (VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NN organization)) (, ,)
(SBAR (RB just) (IN like)
(S (NP (NP (CD 1) (NNP Samuel) (NNS 13:1)) (: -)
(NP (CD 2) (NNP Saul)))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (NP (CD thirty) (NNS years)) (JJ old))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD reigned)
(PP (IN over)
(NP (NP (NNP Israel) (CD forty)) (CD two) (NNS years))))
(. .)))
In Simple Wikipedia:
When Charles became king, he decided that he did not like sharing the work of government with the people who were elected to Parliament.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (NNP Charles))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD decided)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX did) (RB not)
(VP (VB like)
(S (VP (VBG sharing)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN work))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN government))))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS people))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN elected)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Parliament))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
In 1134, Eric becomes king, and she Queen of Denmark.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (CD 1134)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Eric))
(VP (VBZ becomes)
(NP (NP (NN king)) (, ,) (CC and)
(NP (NP (PRP she) (NN Queen))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Denmark)))
(. .)))
In Simple Wikipedia:
He became king after his father abdicated, and was the first ruler of Babylonia.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king))
(SBAR (IN after)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN father))
(VP (VBD abdicated)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN ruler))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Babylonia)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The name means “old” and could signify that he was old when he became king or that he was the older brother to his predecessor Anund Jakob.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN name))
(VP (VP (VBZ means)
(S ('' '')
(ADJP (JJ old)) ('' '')))
(CC and)
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB signify)
(SBAR (SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ old))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king)))))
(CC or)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJR older) (NN brother))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN predecessor))
(NP (NNP Anund) (NNP Jakob)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The latter rumour also seems to the basis of the account of Orderic Vitalis; according to him, Hugh and other nobles were offended by Fulk, who brought Angevin nobles and counsellors with him when he became king, and ignored the native barons of the kingdom.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (JJ latter) (NN rumour)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBZ seems)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN basis))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN account))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Orderic) (NNP Vitalis)))
(: ;)
(S (PP (VBG according)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP him))))
(, ,)
(NP (UCP (NNP Hugh) (CC and) (JJ other)) (NNS nobles))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VP (VBN offended)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (NNP Fulk)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD brought)
(NP (NNP Angevin) (NNS nobles) (CC and) (NNS counsellors))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP him)))))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBN ignored)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ native) (NNS barons))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN kingdom)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
In 1045, she followed Harald to Norway, were he became king and she became queen of Norway.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (CD 1045)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD followed)
(NP (NNP Harald))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Norway)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (AUX were)
(S (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NN king))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NP (NN queen))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Norway)))
(. .)))
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