Learned by Reading
In the British National Corpus:
Keep lists short or show the respondent a card with the relevant items.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VP (VB Keep)
(S (NP (NNS lists))
(ADJP (JJ short))))
(CC or)
(VP (VB show)
(NP (DT the) (NN respondent)))
(NP (DT a) (NN card))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (JJ relevant) (NNS items))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That’s okay when lists are short, but sometimes they’re long.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT That))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ okay))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (S (NP (NNS lists))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ short))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (ADVP (RB sometimes))
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX 're) (ADVP (RB long))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We headed out, but being so late everything had shut, Ong decided to tell me (in chronological order) every western women he has tapped that on the floor his list was rather short.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP We))
(VP (VBD headed) (PRT (RP out))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (S (VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ late)
(SBAR (S (NP (NN everything))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN shut)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Ong))
(VP (VBD decided)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB tell)
(NP (PRP me)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ chronological) (NN order)))
(-RRB- -RRB-))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT every) (JJ western) (NNS women))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN tapped)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN floor)))
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN list))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB rather) (JJ short)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Below you will find a short list of items available – there are more.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Below))
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB find)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN list))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS items))
(ADJP (JJ available)))))
(: -)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (JJR more))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The former Vice President of the United States is’ ’ on the short list’ ’ of potential stars for the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars,’ ’ according to this website.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ former) (NN Vice) (NN President))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS States))))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (POS ') ('' ')
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ short) (NN list) (POS ')) (: ')
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ potential) (NNS stars))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ upcoming) (NN season))
(PP (IN of)))
(: ') ('' ')
(VP (VBG Dancing)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Stars)))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(PP (VBG according)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT this) (NN website)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But the point of this exercise is to create a list that’s short enough to remember and repeat, while emphasizing the strengths of our progressive philosophy.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC But)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN point))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT this) (NN exercise))))
(VP (AUX is)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB create)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN list))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ 's)
(ADJP (JJ short) (RB enough)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB remember) (CC and) (VB repeat)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (VP (VBG emphasizing)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS strengths))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ our) (JJ progressive) (NN philosophy)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I was thinking about having a tattoo, but whilst checking I had the correct spelling of my choice in Latin I came across a few more, the short list is no longer so short: 1. a bene placito’ ’…
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG thinking)
(PP (IN about)
(S (VP (VP (AUXG having)
(NP (DT a) (NN tattoo)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(VP (ADVP (RB whilst)) (VBG checking)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ correct) (NN spelling))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN choice))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Latin)))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD came)
(PP (IN across)
(NP (DT a) (JJ few) (JJR more)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (S (S (NP (DT the) (JJ short) (NN list))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB no) (RB longer))
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ short))))
(: :) (LST (LS 1) (. .))
(NP (DT a) (NNP bene) (FW placito) (POS '))
(VP (POS ')
(NP (NNS ..))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
This list is short because Myanmar’s stamp issuing policies are among the most conservative in the world.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This) (NN list))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ short))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (NP (NNP Myanmar) (POS 's)) (NN stamp) (NN issuing) (NNS policies))
(VP (AUX are)
(PP (IN among)
(NP (NP (DT the)
(ADJP (RBS most) (JJ conservative)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN world)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It was enough to make me cross him off the Substitutions List, and I don’t like to do that: the list is short enough already now that one of my favorites died and another favorite told me about his boyfriend.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ enough)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VB cross)
(NP (PRP him))
(PP (IN off)
(NP (DT the) (JJ Substitutions) (NN List)))
(, ,)
(S (CC and)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB like)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (DT that))))
(: :)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN list))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ short)) (ADVP (RB enough) (RB already))
(SBAR (RB now) (IN that)
(S (S (NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS favorites))))
(VP (VBD died)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (DT another) (NN favorite))
(VP (VBD told)
(NP (PRP me))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN boyfriend)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Notable among this year’s Bilderberg guests are Kansas Governor, Kathleen Sebelius, who the Financial Times reported was on Johnson’s short list of nominees.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (JJ Notable))
(PP (IN among)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN year) (POS 's)) (NNP Bilderberg) (NNS guests))))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (NNP Kansas) (NN Governor)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Kathleen) (NNP Sebelius)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (NP (DT the) (NNP Financial) (NNPS Times))
(VP (VBD reported)
(SBAR (S (VP (AUX was)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Johnson) (POS 's)) (JJ short) (NN list))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS nominees))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Those that know me know I want A LOTof shit, but since I don’t have a whole lot of dough I have cut my list short. 1.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT Those))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VB know)
(NP (PRP me)))
(VP (VBP know)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP want)
(NP (NP (DT A) (JJ LOTof) (NN shit)) (PRN (, ,)
(S (CC but)
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ whole) (NN lot))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN dough)))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN cut)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN list))
(ADJP (JJ short))))
(. .) (CD 1)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Still, the list of average Super Bowl winning quarterbacks is fairly short.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Still)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN list))
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (JJ average) (NNP Super) (NNP Bowl))
(VP (VBG winning)
(NP (NNS quarterbacks)))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB fairly) (JJ short)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The following entries, out of more than 170 received, were selected for the Short List: The 2009 awards.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (VBG following) (NNS entries)) (, ,)
(VP (ADVP (IN out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (QP (JJR more) (IN than) (CD 170)))))
(VBN received)) (, ,))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN selected)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (JJ Short) (NN List)))
(: :)
(NP (DT The) (CD 2009) (NNS awards))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ahaha, a short list is short, but IT MEANS A LOT?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (NNP Ahaha)) (, ,)
(S (NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN list))
(VP (VBZ is)
(ADJP (JJ short))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP IT))
(VP (VBZ MEANS)
(NP (DT A) (NN LOT))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He’d definitely make the top of any short list I made and would probably finish at the top.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (MD 'd) (ADVP (RB definitely))
(VP (VB make)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN top))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT any) (JJ short) (NN list))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBN made) (CC and) (MD would) (ADVP (RB probably))
(VP (VB finish)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN top)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When I went out to the Feb 2006 NY Comics Convention, on my short list of people to talk to was the new start – up of Virgin comics.
(Parse)
(S1 (SINV (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD went) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Feb) (CD 2006) (NNP NY) (NNPS Comics) (NNP Convention)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ short) (NN list))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS people))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB talk)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT the) (JJ new) (NN start)) (: -) (ADVP (IN up)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Virgin) (NNS comics)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The list seemed too short and then I realized that I’d left off the names of the three women I was actually in love with.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN list))
(VP (VBD seemed)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ short))))
(CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB then))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD realized)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'd)
(VP (VBN left) (PRT (RP off))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS names))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (CD three) (NNS women))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB actually))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN love)))
(PP (IN with)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The list for this Hong Kong trip was fortunately quite short, resulting in a surprisingly relaxing trip.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN list))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT this) (NNP Hong) (NNP Kong) (NN trip))))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB fortunately))
(ADJP (RB quite) (JJ short)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG resulting)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB surprisingly) (JJ relaxing)) (NN trip)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
My list is short as I have not been blogging for very long, but here goes: Book Calendar Rebecca Reads Medieval Bookworm In Spring It Is The Dawn The Symposium Thanks for blogging.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP$ My) (NN list))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ short))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have) (RB not)
(VP (AUX been)
(ADJP (JJ blogging))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (RB very) (RB long)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (ADVP (RB here))
(VP (VBZ goes)))
(: :)
(S (NP (NNP Book) (NN Calendar) (NNP Rebecca))
(VP (VBZ Reads)
(SBAR (S (NP (JJ Medieval) (NNP Bookworm) (NNP In) (NNP Spring))
(NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX Is)
(NP (NP (DT The) (NN Dawn))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT The) (NNP Symposium))
(VP (NNS Thanks)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN blogging)))
(. .)))
And 9,267 more sentences.