In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Even as I pondered the possibilities of the button, I took too long.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (RB Even) (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD pondered)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS possibilities))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN button))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ long)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You took so long!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
To be effective, propaganda cannot be concerned with detail, not only because to win men over one by one takes much too long, but also because to create certain convictions in an isolated individual is much too difficult.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (TO To)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ effective)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NN propaganda) (NN cannot))
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN concerned)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN detail)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (ADVP (RB not) (RB only)) (IN because)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB win)
(NP (NNS men))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (CD one)))
(SBAR (IN by)
(S (NP (PRP one))
(VP (VP (VBZ takes)
(ADJP (RB much) (RB too) (JJ long)))
(, ,) (CONJP (CC but) (RB also))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB create)
(NP (JJ certain) (NNS convictions))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT an) (JJ isolated) (NN individual)))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB much) (RB too) (JJ difficult)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Once I took so long she dozed off, and by the time my aunt came to see what all the yelling was about, I was slumped in a puddle of frustrated tears.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (SBAR (IN Once)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long)))))
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD dozed) (PRT (RP off))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN aunt))
(VP (VBD came)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB see)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (VBG yelling))
(VP (AUX was)
(PP (IN about))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN slumped)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN puddle))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ frustrated) (NNS tears)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And again, I did not sit long, as I took so long trying to get a clear answer from people (often they would just say,? further that way?) and again dragging my stuff up and down stairs and through narrow walkways.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And) (ADVP (RB again)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB not)
(VP (VB sit) (ADVP (RB long)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long)
(S (VP (VP (VBG trying)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (DT a) (JJ clear) (NN answer))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NNS people)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (ADVP (RB often))
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD would) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VB say) (, ,) (FRAG (. ?)
(VP (VB further)
(NP (DT that) (NN way)))
(. ?)))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB again)) (VBG dragging)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN stuff))
(PP (IN up) (CC and) (IN down)
(NP (NNS stairs)) (CC and)
(PP (IN through)
(NP (JJ narrow) (NNS walkways))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
However, I sure took very long before watching this, partly because I was waiting for episode 7.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB sure))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ long))
(PP (IN before)
(S (VP (VBG watching)
(NP (DT this)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (ADVP (RB partly)) (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG waiting)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN episode) (CD 7)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The National’s Virginia EP was released on May 20th and the reason I took so long is that I simply forgot to pick it up.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNP National) (POS 's)) (NNP Virginia) (NN EP))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN released)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NNP May) (JJ 20th)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN reason))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long)))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB simply))
(VP (VBD forgot)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB pick)
(NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP up))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
’ Sorry I took so long… the kettle was boiling… or, something. ’
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ')
(S (ADVP (RB Sorry))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long)) (ADVP (RB ..))))
(. .)
(NP (DT the) (NN kettle))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG boiling) (INTJ (INTJ (UH ..) (. .)) (CC or)) (, ,)
(NP (NN something))))
(. .) ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“I’m sorry I took so long to reply all your texts. I still have all of them, all your texts you sent after we parted ways. I didn’t know what to say’ ’, the first line of the email read. I read on.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PRN ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ sorry)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long))
(SBAR (S (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB reply)
(NP (PDT all) (PRP$ your) (NNS texts)))))
(. .)
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (AUX have)
(S (NP (NP (DT all))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP them))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PDT all) (PRP$ your) (NNS texts))
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBD sent)
(SBAR (IN after)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD parted)
(NP (NNS ways)))))
(. .)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB say)))
('' ') ('' ')) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN line))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN email))))
(VP (VBN read)) (. .)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB read) (PRT (RP on)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
’ ’ hmm so they’ve gave me their sales when I was away. imagine you took so long to persuade a customer but wrote it under other’s name? so touched! (: thanks so much! nic was surprisingly nice to me this time round. hes known for his PMS but I kinda change my impression of him. he came over to console me after the end briefing and treating us drinks at dbl O on sunday! ill consider going if hes paying for my tix too haa. I love pentax people (: oh and DnD meeting was good, met my group people and, they accompanied me to work! im surrounded with so many darlings, awww. love life!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (S (S (PRN ('' ') ('' ')
(S (ADVP (RB hmm) (RB so))
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBD gave)
(NP (PRP me))
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS sales))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB away))))
(. .)))
(VP (VB imagine)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long))
(S (VP (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB persuade)
(NP (DT a) (NN customer))))
(CC but)
(VP (VBD wrote)
(S (NP (NP (PRP it))
(PP (IN under)
(NP (JJ other))))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NN name)))
(. ?)))
(CC so)
(VP (VBN touched)))))
(. !)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (: :)
(S (S (S (S (S (NP (NNS thanks)) (ADVP (RB so) (RB much)))
(. !)
(NP (NN nic))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB surprisingly) (JJ nice)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me))))
(NP (DT this) (NN time) (NN round)))
(. .))
(VP (VBZ hes)
(S (S (VP (VBN known)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS PMS)))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD kinda)
(VP (VB change)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN impression))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP him))))
(. .))))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD came) (PRT (RP over))
(S (VP (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB console)
(NP (PRP me))
(PP (IN after)
(NP (DT the) (NN end) (NN briefing)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG treating)
(NP (PRP us) (NNS drinks))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (PDT dbl)
(NP (NP (NNP O))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NNP sunday))))
(. !)) (ADVP (RB ill))
(VP (VB consider)
(S (VP (VBG going)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (NP (NNS hes))
(VP (VBG paying)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN tix)))
(ADVP (RB too))))
(VP (MD haa)))))
(. .))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP love)
(NP (NNP pentax) (NNS people))))
(-LRB- -LRB-) (: :)
(S (INTJ (UH oh)) (CC and)
(NP (NNP DnD) (NN meeting))
(VP (VP (VBD was)
(ADJP (JJ good)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBD met)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN group) (NNS people)))
(CC and) (PRN (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBN accompanied)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB work)))))
(. !)))
(VP (VBZ im)
(VP (VBN surrounded)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (ADJP (RB so) (JJ many)) (NNS darlings)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG awww))))
(. .))
(VP (VBP love)
(NP (NN life)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I would tell her how I really feel about her until after she gets well but I took too long.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB tell)
(NP (PRP her))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (VBP feel)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP her)))
(PP (IN until)
(SBAR (IN after)
(S (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ gets) (ADVP (RB well))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ long)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
SASAGAWA RYOHEI IS BACK AGAAAAAAAIN MASTERRRRRRRRRRRR I’ M SORRY I TOOK SO LONG!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP SASAGAWA) (NNP RYOHEI))
(VP (AUX IS) (ADVP (RB BACK))
(ADJP (FW AGAAAAAAAIN) (FW MASTERRRRRRRRRRRR))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (POS ')
(ADJP (NNP M) (JJ SORRY)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD TOOK)
(ADJP (RB SO) (JJ LONG))))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I know I took’ ’ too long,’ ’ but your fucking son didn’t get his fucking undergraduate degree until he was 27 and supported his aimless ass until then.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP know)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took) ('' ') ('' ')
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ long)) (, ,) ('' ')))))
(: ') (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP$ your) (JJ fucking) (NN son))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN fucking) (NN undergraduate) (NN degree))
(SBAR (IN until)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VP (AUX was)
(NP (CD 27)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD supported)
(NP (PRP$ his) (JJ aimless) (NN ass))
(PP (IN until)
(NP (RB then))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The National’s Virginia EP was released on May 20th and the reason I took so long is that I simply forgot to pick it up.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNP National) (POS 's)) (NNP Virginia) (NN EP))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN released)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NNP May) (JJ 20th)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN reason))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long)))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB simply))
(VP (VBD forgot)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB pick)
(NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP up))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Sorry I took so long,’ ’ he says, as they drive away.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (POS '))
(VP (POS ')
(ADJP (JJ Sorry)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long)) (PRN (, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ says)))
(, ,))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP drive) (ADVP (RB away))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
G – d Bless, Man; Sorry I Took So Long ;)
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNP G)) (: -)
(NP (NP (NNP d) (VB Bless)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Man)) (: ;)
(ADJP (JJ Sorry)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD Took)
(ADJP (RB So) (JJ Long)))
(: ;)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
’ Sorry I took so long,’ I said, as we drove away.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ')
(S (ADVP (RB Sorry))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ long))))
(, ,) ('' ')
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD said) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD drove) (PRT (RP away)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I took too long dressing and I didn’t see him so was going to put my bag in the car when he pulled alongside with his car.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ long))
(S (VP (VBG dressing)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB see)
(NP (PRP him)))))
(CC so)
(S (VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG going)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB put)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN bag))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN car)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD pulled) (ADVP (RB alongside))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN car)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I took too long because of time constraints and stuff.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ long))
(PP (IN because) (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN time) (NNS constraints)) (CC and)
(NP (NN stuff)))))
(. .)))
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