In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The long grass growing at the bottom looks sort of tentacle – y, and there are all these big logs that look like alligators out of the corner of your eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ long) (NN grass) (VBG growing))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN bottom))))
(VP (VBZ looks)
(NP (NP (NP (NN sort))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN tentacle))))
(: -)
(NP (CD y)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (PDT all) (DT these) (JJ big) (VBZ logs))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBP look)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NNS alligators)))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN eye)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is, they say, very much like being physically near someone and picking up on his mood through the little things he does? body language, sighs, stray comments? out of the corner of your eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is) (PRN (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP say)))
(, ,))
(PP (ADVP (RB very) (RB much)) (IN like)
(S (VP (VP (AUXG being) (ADVP (RB physically))
(PP (IN near)
(NP (NN someone))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG picking) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN mood)))
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ little) (NNS things))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX does)
(NP (NP (. ?) (NN body) (NN language)) (, ,)
(NP (NNS sighs)) (, ,)
(NP (JJ stray) (NNS comments)) (. ?))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN eye))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Lying across the scarlet floor as I stare into the abyss, I see the walls open in and out through the corner of my eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBG Lying)
(PP (IN across)
(NP (DT the) (JJ scarlet) (NN floor)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP stare)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT the) (NN abyss)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP see)
(NP (DT the) (NNS walls)) (PRT (RP open))
(PP (IN in) (CC and) (IN out)
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN eye))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
With one finger of your other hand, pull on the skin of your eye’s outside corner straight out toward your ear with your eye wide open.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN With)
(NP (NP (CD one) (NN finger))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ your) (JJ other) (NN hand)))))
(, ,)
(VP (VB pull) (PRT (RP on))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN skin))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ your) (NN eye) (POS 's)) (JJ outside) (NN corner))))
(ADVP (RB straight))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN toward)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN ear))))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (PRP$ your) (NN eye))
(ADJP (RB wide) (JJ open)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When I left for work this morning I opened the garage door and went to walk around the end of my car to the driver’s side, when I saw movement out of the corner of my eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD left)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN work)))
(NP (DT this) (NN morning)))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD opened)
(NP (DT the) (NN garage) (NN door)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD went)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB walk)
(PP (IN around)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN end))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN car)))))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN driver) (POS 's)) (NN side)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD saw)
(NP (NN movement))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN eye))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He asked, turning his head as he posed the question, looking at Draco out of the corner of his eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD asked) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG turning)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN head))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD posed)
(NP (DT the) (NN question)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG looking)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NNP Draco)))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN eye)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He moved to Jared and took hold of his hand, when he saw movement out of the corner of his eye; he turned to see Jared looking down at their joined hands as he drew them up and kissed each of Jensen’s fingers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VP (VBD moved)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Jared))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD took)
(NP (NN hold))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN hand))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD saw)
(NP (NN movement))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN eye)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VP (VBD turned)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB see)
(S (NP (NNP Jared))
(VP (VBG looking) (PRT (RP down))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (PRP$ their) (VBN joined) (NNS hands)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD drew)
(NP (PRP them)) (PRT (RP up)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD kissed)
(NP (NP (DT each))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Jensen) (POS 's)) (NNS fingers))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
From the corner of my eye, I knew you were pointing in my direction and I didn’t want to respond because I’m know it bothers me and in case my words come forth as unpleasant (which is not what I like to do).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN From)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN eye)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD knew)
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBG pointing)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN direction)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB respond)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ bothers)
(NP (PRP me)))))
(CC and)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (NN case)))
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS words))
(VP (VBP come) (PRT (RP forth))
(PP (IN as)
(ADJP (JJ unpleasant))))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (AUX is) (RB not)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP like)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I watched them out of the corner of my eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD watched)
(NP (PRP them))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN eye))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The same trembling eyelids which soon released the first clear, salty droplet to sneak its way out of the eye’s corner and over the bridge of a delicate nose, disappearing into the cushion.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ same) (VBG trembling) (NNS eyelids))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (ADVP (RB soon))
(VP (VBD released)
(NP (DT the) (JJ first) (JJ clear) (, ,) (JJ salty) (NN droplet)))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VBP sneak)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN way))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN eye) (POS 's)) (NN corner)))
(CC and)
(PP (IN over)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN bridge))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (JJ delicate) (NN nose)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG disappearing)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT the) (NN cushion))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
His hand stops on its way to the doorknob, and he turns his head slightly, watching her approach out of the corner of his eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP$ His) (NN hand))
(VP (VBZ stops)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN way))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN doorknob))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ turns)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN head)) (ADVP (RB slightly)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG watching)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN approach))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN eye))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Out of the corner of his eye, Paris caught sight of the dead – serious expression on Achilles’ face, and his laughter died down abruptly.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN eye)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Paris))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (NP (NP (NN sight))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN dead))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (JJ serious) (NN expression))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NNP Achilles) (POS ')) (NN face))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN laughter))
(VP (VBN died) (PRT (RP down)) (ADVP (RB abruptly)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Hutch saw a tear leak from the corner of Starsky’s eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Hutch))
(VP (VBD saw)
(NP (DT a) (VB tear) (NN leak))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Starsky) (POS 's)) (NN eye)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The words fell off his lips with a grin and out of the corner of his eye Han Geng could see the other man beginning to look nervous.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NNS words))
(VP (VP (VBD fell) (PRT (RP off))
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS lips))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT a) (NN grin))))
(CC and) (ADVP (RB out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN eye) (NNP Han) (NNP Geng)))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB see)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ other) (NN man))
(VP (VBG beginning)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB look)
(ADJP (JJ nervous))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Reflects Antique Gold m? a? c pro glitter and Silver Dusk iridescent / loose powder? layered on top of eye shadow on lid and swept along outer and inner corners of the eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (VP (VBZ Reflects)
(NP (NNP Antique) (NNP Gold) (NNP m)))
(. ?)
(NP (DT a)) (. ?)
(NP (NP (NNP c) (FW pro) (NN glitter) (CC and) (NN Silver) (NN Dusk) (NN iridescent))
(VP (VBG /)
(NP (JJ loose) (NNP powder))))
(. ?)
(VP (VP (VBN layered)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NN top))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN eye) (NN shadow)))))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN lid))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN swept) (PRT (RP along))
(NP (NP (ADJP (JJ outer) (CC and) (JJ inner)) (NNS corners))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN eye)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Silver speck creeping across the azure sky in my eye’s furthest corner trapped I turn my head to watch as it makes its way slowly at high speed from point a to point b, although my notice of it was not the beginning and when I see it no more its journey will not have ended but when I see it no more that sad chord will strike the one I hear when my heart says if only If only I had been there before it was a speck when it was still a gleaming giant fueled for flight prepared to ingest men and women boys and girls all of them decked in anticipation or dread I don’t know different people common in their leaving If only I had known to pack a few things I could have gathered them up joined in the jostling and left too.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Silver) (NN speck))
(VP (VBG creeping)
(PP (IN across)
(NP (DT the) (JJ azure) (NN sky)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN eye) (POS 's)) (JJS furthest) (NN corner))
(VP (VBN trapped)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN head))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB watch)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN way)) (ADVP (RB slowly))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (JJ high) (NN speed)))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NN point) (DT a)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN point) (NN b)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN although)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN notice))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP it))))
(VP (AUX was) (RB not)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN beginning))
(SBAR (SBAR (CC and) (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP see)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (DT no) (RBR more))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ its) (NN journey))
(VP (MD will) (RB not)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN ended)))
(CC but)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP see)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (DT no) (RBR more))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (JJ sad) (NN chord))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB strike)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN one))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP hear)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN heart))
(VP (VBZ says)
(SBAR (IN if) (RB only)
(SBAR (IN If)
(S (ADVP (RB only))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (AUX been) (ADVP (RB there))
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN speck))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB still))
(NP (NP (DT a) (VBG gleaming) (NN giant))
(VP (VBN fueled)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NN flight))
(VP (VBN prepared)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB ingest)
(S (NP (NP (NNS men) (CC and) (NNS women)) (NNS boys) (CC and) (NNS girls))
(VP (ADVP (RB all)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP them))))
(VBN decked)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN anticipation) (CC or) (NN dread)))))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB know)
(NP (NP (JJ different) (NNS people))
(ADJP (JJ common)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NN leaving)))))
(SBAR (IN If) (RB only)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN known)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB pack)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS things))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN gathered)
(NP (NP (PRP them))
(VP (VP (ADVP (RB up)) (VBD joined)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN jostling))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD left) (ADVP (RB too))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Just then, from the corner of my eye, I saw someone walk up to me I didn’t know who it was.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Just) (RB then)) (, ,)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN eye)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD saw)
(S (NP (NN someone))
(VP (VB walk) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me)))))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse, Out of the corner of my eye.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT a) (NN child)))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT a) (JJ fleeting) (NN glimpse)) (, ,)
(PP (IN Out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN eye))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When Harley was out, I saw the nurse point to her out of the corner of my eye and heard her say softly, “She’s got a hernia.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (NNP Harley))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ out)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD saw)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN nurse))
(VP (VB point)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP her)))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN corner))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN eye)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD heard)
(S (NP (PRP her))
(VP (VB say) (ADVP (RB softly)) (PRN (, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBN got)
(NP (DT a) (NN hernia))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
And 9,511 more sentences.
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