Learned by Reading
In Wikipedia:
In February 2008, some of Bauby’s friends stated that movie was an inaccurate portrayal of his life.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (NNP February) (CD 2008)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT some))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Bauby) (POS 's)) (NNS friends))))
(VP (VBD stated)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT that) (NN movie))
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(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ inaccurate) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN life)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That is the import of this well – produced (as always) portrayal of the short life and career of Robert Kennedy.
(Parse)
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(NP (NP (DT the) (NN import))
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(: -)
(VP (VBD produced) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (ADVP (RB as) (RB always)) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(NP (NP (NN portrayal))
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(NP (DT the) (JJ short) (NN life) (CC and) (NN career)))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Robert) (NNP Kennedy)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Janna Barber told Channel 4 in Denver that students in her English class were asked to write an essay based on three sources that criticize, undermine or contradict the Republican portrayal of Palin’s life as? a fairy tale? during her speech at the Republican National Convention.
(Parse)
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(NP (NNP Denver)))
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(ADVP (RB as)))))
(. ?)
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(PP (IN during)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN speech))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Republican) (NNP National) (NNP Convention))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m sure you’re all hanging on to my every word, completely rapt in my beautiful portrayal of my dazzling life.
(Parse)
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(ADJP (JJ sure)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
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(VP (VBG hanging) (PRT (RP on))
(PP (TO to)
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(VP (ADVP (RB completely)) (VBN rapt)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ beautiful) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ dazzling) (NN life)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The town is named for famous pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone, and every summer since 1952 has hosted a outdoor amphitheatre portrayal of the life and times of its namesake.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN town))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN named)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (JJ famous) (NN pioneer)) (CC and)
(NP (NN explorer) (NNP Daniel) (NNP Boone))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT every) (NN summer))
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(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBD hosted)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ outdoor) (JJ amphitheatre) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN life) (CC and) (NNS times)))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN namesake))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is the most fantastic portrayal of a human life? a whole life, lived to the full over eighty years.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the)
(ADJP (RBS most) (JJ fantastic)) (NN portrayal))
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(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ human) (NN life)) (. ?)
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(VP (VBN lived)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (JJ full)))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (CD eighty) (NNS years)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Lots of nuance and thoughtfulness here in the portrayal of Kim’s interior life.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (NNS Lots))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN nuance) (CC and) (NN thoughtfulness)))
(ADVP (RB here)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Kim) (POS 's)) (JJ interior) (NN life)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Janna Barber told Channel 4 in Denver that students in her English class were asked to write an essay based on three sources that criticize, undermine or contradict the Republican portrayal of Palin’s life as? a fairy tale? during her speech at the Republican National Convention.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Janna) (NNP Barber))
(VP (VBD told)
(NP (NNP Channel) (CD 4))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Denver)))
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(PP (IN of)
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(ADVP (RB as)))))
(. ?)
(NP (DT a) (NN fairy) (NN tale)) (. ?))
(PP (IN during)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN speech))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Republican) (NNP National) (NNP Convention))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Eri Izawa suggests that as Oscar is fictional, Ikeda could be freer in the portrayal of Oscar’s life than Ikeda could be in the life of Marie – Antoinette, who had to die on the guillotine.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Eri) (NNP Izawa))
(VP (VBZ suggests)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (NNP Oscar))
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(ADJP (JJ fictional)))))
(, ,)
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(VP (MD could)
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(ADJP (ADJP (JJR freer)
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(SBAR (IN than)
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(VP (MD could)
(VP (AUX be)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN life))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Marie))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NNP Antoinette)) (, ,)
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(S (VP (AUX had)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB die)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN guillotine)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Metropolitan State College spokeswoman Cathy Lucas told this website that the college has not received a formal complaint against Andrew Hallam, a professor who asked students to write an essay that would contradict the portrayal of Sarah Palin’s life as a? fairy tale,? but the school is asking students who know more to come forward.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Metropolitan) (NNP State) (NNP College) (NN spokeswoman) (NNP Cathy) (NNP Lucas))
(VP (VBD told)
(NP (DT this) (NN website))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (NP (DT the) (NN college))
(VP (AUX has) (RB not)
(VP (VBN received)
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(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
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(PP (IN of)
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(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT a) (. ?) (NN fairy) (NN tale)) (, ,)))
(. ?)) (CC but)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN school))
(VP (AUX is)
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(NP (NP (NNS students))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VB know)
(NP (JJR more))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB come) (PRT (RP forward)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
TORONTO – The creators of the controversial Toronto International Film Festival selection “Fifty Dead Men Walking’ ’ have reached a settlement with the security agent who has complained that the movie is not an accurate portrayal of his life.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNP TORONTO)) (: -)
(S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNS creators))
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(S (NP (NNP Fifty) (NNP Dead) (NNPS Men))
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(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ accurate) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
A modern, although fictionalised, portrayal of his life appears in the 1999 film “Plunkett & Macleane”.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT A)
(ADJP (JJ modern) (, ,) (IN although) (JJ fictionalised) (, ,)) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
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(VP (VBZ appears)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (CD 1999) (NN film) ('' '') (NNP Plunkett)) (CC &)
(NP (NNP Macleane)) ('' ''))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The song is a portrayal of a soldier’s life on overseas duty.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN song))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN soldier) (POS 's)) (NN life))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (JJ overseas) (NN duty))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I have always found Ann Boleyn an extremely interesting woman so I loved this portrayal of her life.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (VBN found)
(NP (NNP Ann) (NNP Boleyn))
(NP (DT an)
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(CC so)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD loved)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN life)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
What is the What is a well – researched, carefully structured, thoughtful, pointed, funny and most of all compassionate portrayal of one man’s life.
(Parse)
(S1 (SBARQ (WHNP (WP What)) (SQ (VBZ is)
(NP (DT the) (WP What))
(VP (AUX is) (UCP (NP (DT a) (NN well)) (: -)
(ADJP (VBN researched)) (, ,)
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(ADJP (JJ pointed)) (, ,)
(ADJP (JJ funny)) (CC and)
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(PP (IN of)
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(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (CD one) (NN man) (POS 's)) (NN life)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The film, however, does not claim that its portrayal of Ashoka’s life is historically accurate.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN film)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB however)) (, ,)
(VP (AUX does) (RB not)
(VP (VB claim)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Ashoka) (POS 's)) (NN life))))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB historically) (JJ accurate))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Gaston is horrified at this portrayal of the life he wishes to give her, and leaves stunned.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Gaston))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN horrified)
(PP (IN at)
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(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
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(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB give)
(NP (PRP her)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBZ leaves)
(ADJP (JJ stunned)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I can hardly keep my eyes on the images within my mind’s eyes and I know the cheerful times that come to mind are not an accurate portrayal of my current life.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB hardly))
(VP (VB keep)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS eyes))
(PP (IN on)
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(PP (IN within)
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(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
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(NP (NN mind))))
(VP (AUX are) (RB not)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ accurate) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ current) (NN life)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
TORONTO – The creators of the controversial Toronto International Film Festival selection “Fifty Dead Men Walking’ ’ have reached a settlement with the security agent who has complained that the movie is not an accurate portrayal of his life.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNP TORONTO)) (: -)
(S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNS creators))
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(VP (VBG Walking)))
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(VP (AUX is) (RB not)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ accurate) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN life)))))
(. .)))
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