[〈det person.n〉 give.v 〈det person.n〉 (:a 〈det benefit.n〉 (:p of.p 〈det doubt.n〉))]
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
If I was actually AT the pool and you told me your aunt hasn’t got her pool pass yet, I MIGHT actually give you the benefit of the doubt and let you in.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN If)
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB actually))
(PP (IN AT)
(NP (DT the) (NN pool)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBD told)
(NP (PRP me))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ your) (NN aunt))
(VP (AUX has) (RB n't)
(VP (VBN got)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN pool) (NN pass)) (ADVP (RB yet))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD MIGHT) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB let)
(NP (PRP you)) (PRT (RP in)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But I am giving Fisher the benefit of the doubt and say that it was the publishers fault.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC But)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(VP (VP (VBG giving)
(NP (NNP Fisher))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBP say)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT the) (NNS publishers) (NN fault)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I might as well give you the benefit of the doubt on this second personality thing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD might) (ADVP (RB as) (RB well))
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN doubt))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT this) (JJ second) (NN personality) (NN thing)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and say you only pretend to care, since that seems to be the trend over the last few years.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB say)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB only))
(VP (VB pretend)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB care) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (DT that))
(VP (VBZ seems)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN trend))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (DT the) (JJ last) (JJ few) (NNS years))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I am giving you the benefit of the doubt by saying you are ‘deceiving’ people because there is source… posted by reddit in mortgage, markets
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(VP (VBG giving)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt))))
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (VBG saying)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (POS ')
(VP (VBG deceiving) ('' ')
(NP (NNS people))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX is)
(S (NP (NN source) (NNS ..) (. .))
(VP (VBN posted)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NN reddit)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN mortgage) (, ,) (NNS markets))))))))))))))))))))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Even though you think I am them, I seriously am not: (I just wish that you’d give me the benefit of the doubt.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (SBAR (RB Even) (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP am)
(NP (PRP them)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB seriously))
(VP (AUX am) (RB not)))
(: :)
(S (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBP wish)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD 'd)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP me))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I GAVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT IN EP 7 WHEN YOU KILLED THE TEST TYPE XAM’ D, WHICH WAS PREGGO.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD GAVE)
(NP (PRP YOU))
(NP (NP (DT THE) (NN BENEFIT))
(PP (IN OF)
(NP (NP (DT THE) (NN DOUBT))
(PP (IN IN)
(NP (NNP EP) (CD 7)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB WHEN))
(S (NP (PRP YOU))
(VP (VBD KILLED)
(NP (NP (DT THE) (NN TEST) (NN TYPE) (NNP XAM) ('' ') (NNP D)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT WHICH))
(S (VP (AUX WAS)
(ADJP (JJ PREGGO))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I give you the benefit of the doubt but once you fuck me over, even if it’s for 176 dollars, you are getting it back 10x harder.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))
(CC but)
(S (SBAR (IN once)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB fuck)
(NP (PRP me)) (ADVP (RB over)) (, ,)
(SBAR (RB even) (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (CD 176) (NNS dollars)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBG getting)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB back) (RB 10x) (RB harder)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ok, well, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt for your Z – Wave home automation technology.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH Ok) (, ,) (UH well)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ your)
(ADJP (NNP Z) (: -) (NNP Wave)) (NN home) (NN automation) (NN technology)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
OK, ok, I will give you the benefit of the doubt.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH OK) (, ,) (UH ok)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Now, for those among you who would give me the benefit of the doubt and think this was an honest mistake if I didn’t know what I was getting into should actually not give me said doubt.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (ADVP (RB Now)) (, ,)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT those))
(PP (IN among)
(NP (PRP you)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (MD would)
(VP (VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP me))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB think)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT an) (JJ honest) (NN mistake))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG getting)
(PP (IN into)
(VP (MD should) (ADVP (RB actually)) (RB not)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VBD said)
(NP (NN doubt))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
today is anything but a good day. I half expected to wake up to a text from you. that was always the way these mornings started. its our day; the 23rd will always be our day. I talked to julie, I know that you got the letter. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt, assuming that you got in late last night and never got the chance to read it and that you’ll talk to me when you do. but if you don’t call me by the end of the week, than I don’t want to hear from you. because I deserve to be called. I deserve to have you atleast acknowledge the fact that I took the time to put my feelings onto paper and send them to you. infact, I deserve more than that. I love you. I will always love you but you keep putting me last. you keep forgetting that I have feelings, and that you’re hurting me. I don’t want to get out of bed.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (S (NP (NN today))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (NN anything)) (CC but)
(NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN day)))))
(. .)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB half))
(VP (VBN expected)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (NN wake) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN text))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP you)))
(. .))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB always))
(NP (DT the) (NN way)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT these) (NNS mornings))
(VP (VBD started)))))
(. .)
(NP (PRP$ its)
(NP (NP (PRP$ our) (NN day)) (: ;)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN 23rd))
(VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NN day)))))
(. .))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD talked)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP julie)))
(, ,)
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP know)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBD got)
(NP (DT the) (NN letter))))
(. .)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(VP (VBG giving)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt))))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG assuming)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VP (VBD got)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ late) (JJ last) (NN night))))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB never)) (VBD got)
(NP (DT the) (NN chance)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB read)
(NP (NP (PRP it)) (CC and)
(SBAR (SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB talk)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX do)))
(. .)))
(CC but)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB call)
(NP (PRP me))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN end))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN week)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN than)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB hear)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP you)))
(. .)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (S (S (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP deserve)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN called))))
(. .)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP deserve)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX have)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB atleast)
(S (S (VP (VB acknowledge)
(NP (DT the) (NN fact)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB put)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS feelings))
(PP (IN onto)
(NP (NN paper))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB send)
(NP (PRP them))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP you)))
(. .))
(NP (NN infact))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP deserve) (ADVP (RBR more)
(PP (IN than)
(NP (DT that)))
(. .))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP love)
(NP (PRP you)))
(. .))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (VB love)
(NP (PRP you)))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP keep)
(VP (VBG putting)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(ADJP (JJ last))))
(. .)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP keep)
(VP (VBG forgetting)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NNS feelings)) (, ,)
(S (CC and)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're)
(VP (VBG hurting)
(NP (PRP me))))
(. .)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB get) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN bed))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Well, I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH Well)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG giving)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you know Tibet is in Asia.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB assume)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP know)
(SBAR (S (NP (NNP Tibet))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Asia)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m gonna give you the benefit of the doubt.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm) (RB gonna)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
OK, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt, that even though you were his driver for over 5 years you somehow had not? put all the clues together? and figured out that your boss was a terrorist.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH OK)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN doubt)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (RB even) (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN driver))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (QP (IN over) (CD 5)) (NNS years))))
(NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB somehow))
(VP (AUX had) (ADVP (RB not) (. ?))
(VP (VBN put)
(NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NNS clues)) (ADVP (RB together)))
(. ?) (CC and)
(VP (VBN figured) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ your) (NN boss))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT a) (JJ terrorist)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
okay look, I realise that you’re new to lj and perhaps not entirely familiar with the etiquette, so I’m going to level and break it down for you. the rule of engagement is, if somebody is straight out asking you to delete them from your friends list, you would do that unless you’re purposely trying to be an ass. I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt and asking you again. please delete me from your flist. thanks.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH okay)) (INTJ (VB look)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP realise)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJ new)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (CD lj))))
(CC and)
(ADJP (RB perhaps) (RB not) (RB entirely) (JJ familiar)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NN etiquette))))
(, ,) (CC so)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG going)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB level) (CC and) (VB break)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB down))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP you))))
(. .)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN rule))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN engagement))))
(VP (AUX is) (PRN (, ,)
(S (SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (NN somebody))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB straight) (RB out))
(VP (VBG asking)
(NP (PRP you))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB delete)
(NP (PRP them))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NNS friends) (NN list))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX do)
(SBAR (IN that) (IN unless)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're) (ADVP (RB purposely))
(VP (VBG trying)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (DT an) (NN ass.)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG giving)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG asking)
(NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB again))))
(. .)))
(S (INTJ (UH please))
(VP (VB delete)
(NP (PRP me))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN flist)))))
(. .)))
(NP (NNS thanks)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
OK, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt, that even though you were his driver for over 5 years you somehow had not? put all the clues together? and figured out that your boss was a terrorist.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH OK)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN doubt)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (RB even) (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN driver))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (QP (IN over) (CD 5)) (NNS years))))
(NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB somehow))
(VP (AUX had) (ADVP (RB not) (. ?))
(VP (VBN put)
(NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NNS clues)) (ADVP (RB together)))
(. ?) (CC and)
(VP (VBN figured) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ your) (NN boss))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT a) (JJ terrorist)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I suppose I should give you the benefit of the doubt, though.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP suppose)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN benefit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN doubt))))
(, ,) (ADVP (IN though))))
(. .)))
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