Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
After the rain falls It’s about 6pm and I’m sitting in the EI office watching the rain come down.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (SBAR (IN After)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (VBZ falls))))
(NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (RB about) (JJ 6pm))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG sitting)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP EI) (NN office)))
(S (VP (VBG watching)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (VB come) (PRT (RP down)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The rain was coming down heavily.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN rain))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)) (ADVP (RB heavily))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And then it started – heavy rains coming down.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And) (ADVP (RB then))
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD started) (: -)
(S (NP (JJ heavy) (NNS rains))
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The rain was coming down so hard and hitting the water, that it felt like the raindrops were coming up from the river, instead of falling downward.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN rain))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)) (ADVP (RB so) (RB hard)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG hitting)
(NP (DT the) (NN water)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD felt)
(SBAR (IN like)
(S (NP (DT the) (NNS raindrops))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NN river)))
(, ,) (CONJP (RB instead) (IN of))
(VP (VBG falling) (ADVP (RB downward)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A fast rain is coming down.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT A) (JJ fast) (NN rain))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I recognized the shapes of the lights as I chased my own lipstick circle around the turkish silver as the rain came down. and I was 16 and the cars’ lights drowned me in this bright, paranoid light and my heart jumped and I dropped the cigarette and its flame disintegrated as my feet hit the pavement and I ran into hallucinogenic amazons that also disintegrated into the puddle, thick with charcoal water and the colors of me and the world shattering into little pieces of almost what it felt like to be alive
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD recognized)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS shapes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNS lights))))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD chased)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ own) (NN lipstick) (NN circle))
(PP (IN around)
(NP (DT the) (JJ turkish) (NN silver)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (VBD came) (PRT (RP down)))
(. .)) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (CD 16))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS cars) (POS ')) (NNS lights))
(VP (VBD drowned)
(NP (PRP me))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT this) (JJ bright) (, ,) (JJ paranoid) (NN light)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN heart))
(VP (VBD jumped)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD dropped)
(NP (DT the) (NN cigarette))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP$ its) (NN flame))
(VP (VBD disintegrated)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS feet))
(VP (VBD hit)
(NP (DT the) (NN pavement))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD ran)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (JJ hallucinogenic) (NNP amazons)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBD disintegrated)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN puddle)) (, ,)
(ADJP (JJ thick)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (JJ charcoal) (NN water)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS colors))
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (NP (PRP me)) (CC and)
(NP (DT the) (NN world)))
(VP (VBG shattering)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (JJ little) (NNS pieces))
(PP (IN of)
(SBAR (WHNP (RB almost) (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD felt)
(SBAR (IN like)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ alive))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
On I – 65 the rain was coming down so hard that I could hardly see the rode.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (PP (IN On)
(NP (PRP I)))
(: -)
(NP (CD 65))
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)) (ADVP (ADVP (RB so) (RB hard))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB hardly))
(VP (VB see)
(NP (DT the) (VBD rode))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When I landed in Keflavik (about 50 klicks from Reykajvik) – the rain was coming down sideways… and I can assure you, it didn’t really ever stop coming down sideways for the entire time that I was stationed there, outside of a few months of 23 hour daylight during the summer.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD landed)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Keflavik)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (QP (RB about) (CD 50)) (NNS klicks))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NNP Reykajvik))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)) (: -)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)) (ADVP (RB sideways) (RB ..)))))
(. .)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB assure)
(NP (PRP you))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB really) (RB ever))
(VP (VB stop)
(S (VP (VBG coming) (ADVP (RB down) (RB sideways))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (JJ entire) (NN time)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN stationed) (ADVP (RB there)) (, ,) (ADVP (IN outside)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS months))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (CD 23) (NN hour) (NN daylight))
(PP (IN during)
(NP (DT the) (NN summer))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Even sub par plov, however, represents a considerable improvement in quality of life when a cold rain is coming down.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (RB Even) (NN sub) (NN par) (NNP plov)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB however)) (, ,)
(VP (VBZ represents)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ considerable) (NN improvement))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN quality))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN life)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (DT a) (JJ cold) (NN rain))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In keeping with the traditions of the 2008 camping season, a little rain (and a whole lot of thunder) came down early Saturday morning, but it had dried up by the time the coffee was made.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (NP (VBG keeping))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS traditions))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (CD 2008) (NN camping) (NN season))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ little) (NN rain)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ whole) (NN lot))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN thunder))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(VP (VBD came) (PRT (RP down))
(NP (JJ early) (NNP Saturday) (NN morning))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN dried) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN coffee))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN made))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This way even is a little rain comes down your system is still safe and these water resistant speakers won’t get harmed at all.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This) (NN way)) (ADVP (RB even))
(VP (VBZ is)
(SBAR (S (S (NP (DT a) (JJ little) (NN rain))
(VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RP down))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ your) (NN system))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still))
(ADJP (JJ safe))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (DT these) (NN water) (NN resistant) (NNS speakers))
(VP (MD wo) (RB n't)
(VP (VB get)
(VP (VBN harmed) (ADVP (IN at) (DT all)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The internet here in Trenton is horrible today – it either hasn’t been working at all or is operating at the riveting speeds of dial – up – and the tarp is on the field with a pretty decent rain coming down.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NNP internet)) (ADVP (RB here)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Trenton))))
(VP (VBZ is)
(NP (JJ horrible) (NN today))))
(: --)
(S (NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB either))
(VP (VP (AUX has) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG working)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT all)))
(CC or)
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG operating)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ riveting) (NNS speeds))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN dial))))
(: -) (ADVP (RB up)))))
(: --) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN tarp))
(VP (VBZ is)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN field))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB pretty) (JJ decent)) (NN rain))
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The team got a bit spread out as the rain came down.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN team))
(VP (VBD got)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN bit))
(VP (VBN spread) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (VBD came) (PRT (RP down)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A personal favorite part about Copenhagen is the streets at night while there is a slight misty rain coming down.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT A) (JJ personal) (JJ favorite) (NN part))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NNP Copenhagen))))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT the) (NNS streets))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN night)))
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ slight) (JJ misty) (NN rain))
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
With the last bags being brought in the thunder got more intense and the rain came down.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (PP (IN With)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ last) (NNS bags))
(VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBN brought)
(SBAR (IN in)
(S (S (NP (DT the) (NN thunder))
(VP (VBD got)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ intense))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (VBD came) (PRT (RP down))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
how time flies and today is the last of August… autumn is again around the corner… the weather is cooling with rains coming down more and more often each day autumn always make me melancholy and think about the past… when the days were younger… like my years in Europe especially.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (S (NP (NN time))
(VP (VBZ flies)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NN today))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ last))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP August) (CD ..)))))
(. .)
(S (NP (NN autumn))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB again))
(PP (IN around)
(NP (DT the) (NN corner) (NN ..)))))
(. .)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN weather))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG cooling)
(PP (IN with)
(S (NP (NNS rains))
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)) (ADVP (ADVP (RBR more) (CC and) (RBR more) (RB often))
(S (NP (DT each) (NN day) (NN autumn)) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (VP (VB make)
(NP (NP (PRP me))
(ADJP (JJ melancholy))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB think)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (DT the) (JJ past) (NNS ..)))))
(. .)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (DT the) (NNS days))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (JJR younger) (NNS ..)))
(. .)))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS years))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Europe)) (ADVP (RB especially)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The rain is coming down straight and fast, the parking lot is one big black puddle.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN rain))
(VP (VBZ is)
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)) (ADVP (RB straight) (CC and) (RB fast)))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN parking) (NN lot))
(VP (VBZ is)
(NP (CD one) (JJ big) (JJ black) (NN puddle)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
By the time we were done with the garden tour, the rain was coming down, and even though we had about four families by then, we were still undecided as to what to do.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (PP (IN By)
(NP (DT the) (NN time)))
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (AUX done)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NN garden) (NN tour)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG coming) (PRT (RP down)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (SBAR (RB even) (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (QP (RB about) (CD four)) (NNS families))
(PP (IN by) (ADVP (RB then)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (RB still) (JJ undecided)
(PP (IN as)
(PP (TO to)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
For forty days and nights, the rain comes down.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN For)
(NP (CD forty) (NNS days) (CC and) (NNS nights)))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN rain))
(VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RP down)))
(. .)))
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