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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ok, the silence was more comfortable. “I uh… what? “Duo blurted, his brain trying to catch up with his mouth. “You have a nice body. “Heero repeated. “I heard you the first time, Heero.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (INTJ (UH Ok)) (, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN silence))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ comfortable)))
(. .) ('' ')) (: ')
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(NP (FRAG (INTJ (UH uh) (UH ..)) (. .) (WHNP (WP what)) (. ?) ('' ')) ('' ') (NN Duo))
(VP (VBD blurted) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN brain))
(VP (VBG trying)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB catch) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN mouth)))
(. .) ('' ')) (: ')
(S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (DT a) (JJ nice) (NN body))))
(. .) ('' ') (: ')
(S (NP (NNP Heero))
(VP (VBD repeated)))
(. .) ('' ')) (: ')
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD heard)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN time)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Heero)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Their silence was comfortable.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ Their) (NN silence))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They sat in comfortable silence for a while, content to watch the others splashing and laughing in the water.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (VBD sat)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ comfortable) (NN silence)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (NN while)))
(, ,)
(ADJP (JJ content)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB watch)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS others))
(VP (VBG splashing) (CC and) (VBG laughing)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN water))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Usually the silence between him and Luke was comfortable and calming, but for some reason there seemed to be an underlying tension in the air which downright baffled Noah.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Usually))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN silence))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (PRP him) (CC and) (NNP Luke))))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable) (CC and) (JJ calming))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (PP (IN for)
(NP (DT some) (NN reason)))
(NP (EX there))
(VP (VBD seemed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ underlying) (NN tension))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN air)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (ADVP (RB downright))
(VP (VBD baffled)
(NP (NNP Noah)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Our silence is comfortable.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ Our) (NN silence))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They both fell into a comfortable silence with Speed trying very hard not to chuckle while they continued to walk through the lab.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP They)) (DT both)
(VP (VBD fell)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT a) (JJ comfortable) (NN silence)))
(PP (IN with)
(S (NP (NN Speed))
(VP (VBG trying) (ADVP (RB very) (RB hard))
(S (RB not)
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB chuckle)
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD continued)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB walk)
(PP (IN through)
(NP (DT the) (NN lab))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The silence was comfortable, easy, and it made Ewan feel at peace.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN silence))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable) (, ,) (JJ easy))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD made)
(S (NP (NNP Ewan))
(VP (VB feel)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN peace))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There was another comfortable silence and then the orb that was charmed to help them monitor Sabrina’s sleep turned white to show that she was waking up.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT another) (JJ comfortable) (NN silence))))
(CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB then))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN orb))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN charmed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB help)
(S (NP (PRP them))
(VP (VB monitor)
(NP (NP (NNP Sabrina) (POS 's)) (NN sleep)))
(VP (VBD turned)
(ADJP (JJ white)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB show)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG waking) (PRT (RP up)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The silence now was comfortable, even companionable, where it had previously been irritating.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN silence)) (ADVP (RB now))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable) (, ,) (RB even) (JJ companionable) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX had) (ADVP (RB previously))
(VP (AUX been)
(ADJP (JJ irritating)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They fell into a comfortable silence, and Rose felt her eyes beginning to close.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (VBD fell)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT a) (JJ comfortable) (NN silence)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Rose))
(VP (VBD felt)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS eyes)) (ADVP (NN beginning) (TO to) (NN close))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They sat in comfortable silence, John attending to Paul’s hands as best he could.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (VBD sat)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ comfortable) (NN silence)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NNP John))
(VP (VBG attending)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNP Paul) (POS 's)) (NNS hands)))
(ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB best))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD could))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The three read in comfortable silence for some time, until Severus broke it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (CD three))
(VP (VBD read)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ comfortable) (NN silence)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT some) (NN time)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN until)
(S (NP (NNP Severus))
(VP (VBD broke)
(NP (PRP it)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That said, it’s nice to have a lot of people in a house that has settled into comfortable silence.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT That))
(VP (VBD said) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ nice))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS people))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (NN house)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN settled)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (JJ comfortable) (NN silence))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The silence was comfortable.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN silence))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Yoochun grumbles a bit but settles down behind him anyway. x They watch the match in comfortable silence.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Yoochun))
(VP (VP (VBZ grumbles)
(NP (DT a) (NN bit)))
(CC but)
(VP (VBZ settles) (PRT (RP down))
(PP (IN behind)
(NP (PRP him)))
(ADVP (RB anyway)))))
(. .) (ADVP (LS x))
(NP (PRP They))
(VP (VBP watch)
(NP (DT the) (NN match))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ comfortable) (NN silence))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Jon stares out the window and wonders if the silence is comfortable or uncomfortable because he reallycan *n’t tell.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Jon))
(VP (VP (NNS stares) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (DT the) (NN window)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBZ wonders)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN silence))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable) (CC or) (JJ uncomfortable))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP he) (NNP reallycan) (NNP *))
(VP (RB n't) (VB tell)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dale says, eventually, because silences when you’re high are comfortable and pleasant and sometimes lead to makeouts, but silences when you’re drinking tea are just awkward,?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Dale))
(VP (VP (VBZ says) (, ,) (ADVP (RB eventually)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (NP (NNS silences))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're)
(ADJP (JJ high)))
(VP (VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable) (CC and) (JJ pleasant)))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB sometimes)) (VBP lead)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNS makeouts)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(VP (NNS silences)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP 're)
(SBAR (S (NP (NN drinking) (NN tea))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (RB just) (JJ awkward) (, ,))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ True) (NN friendship))
(VP (VBZ comes)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN silence))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (CD two) (NNS people))))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ comfortable)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The group of 6 ate in a comfortable silence, eyes glued to the television while they watched movies and ate.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN group))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (CD 6))))
(VP (VBD ate) (PRT (RP in))
(NP (DT a) (JJ comfortable) (NN silence)) (, ,)
(S (NP (NNS eyes))
(VP (VBN glued)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN television)))
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VP (VBD watched)
(NP (NNS movies)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD ate)))))
(. .)))
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