Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Let it be known that I’m pretty selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VB Let)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN known)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (RB pretty) (JJ selective)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Maybe I am too selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Maybe))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ selective)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I actually * like * finding out about theories and beliefs like this, but I like keeping objective and I’m selective on what I want to believe.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (NNP *)
(VP (VBP like)
(NP (NNP *) (NN finding)) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NNS theories) (CC and) (NNS beliefs)))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (DT this)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP like)
(VP (VBG keeping)
(ADJP (JJ objective)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP 'm)
(ADJP (JJ selective))
(PP (IN on)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB believe))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I had been very selective on career choices.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (AUX been)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ selective))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN career) (NNS choices)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Let it be known that I’m pretty selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VB Let)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN known)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (RB pretty) (JJ selective)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m very selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ selective)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Sure, I’m being selective, and to some degree I’m fulfilling my own prophecy.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Sure)) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (JJ selective)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (PP (TO to)
(NP (DT some) (NN degree)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG fulfilling)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ own) (NN prophecy)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I would not deny I am also a very selective person.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD would) (RB not)
(VP (VB deny)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am) (ADVP (RB also))
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ selective)) (NN person))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But now I’m quite selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC But) (ADVP (RB now))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (RB quite) (JJ selective)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When watching backflips on Youtube, one must be selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (VP (VBG watching)
(NP (NNS backflips))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NNP Youtube)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP one))
(VP (MD must)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ selective))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m selective who I hook up with, but then again I don’t stop the gossip about me.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ selective))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (NN hook) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN with))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (ADVP (RB then) (RB again))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB stop)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN gossip))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP me))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I don’t have many friends, I’m cautiously selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (JJ many) (NNS friends)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (RB cautiously) (JJ selective)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
At first I was being pretty selective, but after a while I fell into that’ ’ throw it in the pile’ ’ zone and snagged anything that looked halfway appealing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (PP (IN At)
(ADJP (JJ first)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (RB pretty) (JJ selective)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (PP (IN after)
(NP (DT a) (NN while)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD fell)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT that) (: ')
(S ('' ')
(S (VP (VB throw)
(NP (PRP it))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN pile)))))
('' ')) ('' ') (NN zone))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN snagged)
(NP (NP (NN anything))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD looked)
(ADJP (RB halfway) (JJ appealing)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Leith began, but, when she was about to declare that she did not love Travis, she suddenly remembered that, in covering for him and Rosemary, she could not be selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Leith))
(VP (VBD began)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (IN about))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB declare)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX did) (RB not)
(VP (VB love)
(NP (NNP Travis)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP she)) (ADVP (RB suddenly))
(VP (VBD remembered)
(SBAR (IN that) (, ,)
(S (PP (IN in)
(S (VP (VBG covering)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (PRP him)) (CC and)
(NP (NNP Rosemary))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (MD could) (RB not)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ selective)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This is one of the reasons I’m becoming more selective in the services I utilize.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS reasons))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG becoming)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ selective))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNS services)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB utilize)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Let it be known that I’m pretty selective.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VB Let)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN known)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (RB pretty) (JJ selective)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Relating all my thoughts into one I focus them onto girls: I am too selective and see fragments of myself in their mannerisms that I find attractive.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (VP (VBG Relating)
(NP (PDT all) (PRP$ my) (NNS thoughts))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (CD one)))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP focus)
(NP (PRP them))
(PP (IN onto)
(NP (NNS girls)))))
(: :)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (AUX am)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ selective)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBP see)
(NP (NP (NNS fragments))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP myself))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS mannerisms)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP find)
(ADJP (JJ attractive)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It’s probably for a variety of reasons but mostly because you’re selective, can *n’t stand the bar scene, or maybe even a little shy.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB probably)) (UCP (PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN variety))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS reasons)))))
(CC but)
(SBAR (ADVP (RB mostly)) (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're)
(ADJP (JJ selective)) (, ,) (SQ (MD can)
(NP (NNP *))
(VP (VP (RB n't) (VB stand)
(NP (DT the) (NN bar) (NN scene)))
(, ,) (CC or)
(VP (ADVP (RB maybe)) (VB even)
(NP (DT a) (JJ little) (JJ shy))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m being selective because I want to make sure this next one will have me breaking the waves and staying afloat for the next few years.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (JJ selective))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(ADJP (JJ sure)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT this) (JJ next) (NN one))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB have)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VP (VBG breaking)
(NP (DT the) (NNS waves)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG staying) (ADVP (RB afloat))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (JJ next) (JJ few) (NNS years))))
(. .)))
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