Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When we got the invite for Richie Akiva’s Birthday party we were excited and intrigued.
(Parse)
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(S (NP (PRP we))
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(NP (NP (DT the) (VB invite))
(PP (IN for)
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(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN excited) (CC and) (VBN intrigued)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
(AP Photo) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – An 11 – year – old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was planning this summer – and it wasn’t his birthday party.
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(NP (NP (NNP Saudi) (NNP Arabia)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP AP)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))
(: --)
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(NP (PRP$ his) (NN birthday) (NN party)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Hey The Party Time IS Switching For Ray Toolbear’s Birthday party.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Hey) (NNP The) (NNP Party) (NNP Time))
(VP (AUX IS)
(VP (VBG Switching)
(PP (IN For)
(NP (NP (NNP Ray) (NNP Toolbear) (POS 's)) (NN Birthday) (NN party)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
For Joey’s birthday party this year we took him to Raging Waters in Sacramento (water park).
(Parse)
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(NP (NP (NNP Joey) (POS 's)) (NN birthday) (NN party)))
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(VP (VBD took)
(NP (PRP him))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (VBG Raging) (NNS Waters)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Sacramento)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NN water) (NN park)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I did remember to buy some more birthday candles for James’s 9th birthday party this Friday.
(Parse)
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(VP (VB remember)
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(VP (VB buy)
(NP (DT some) (JJR more) (NN birthday) (NNS candles))
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(NP (NP (NNP James) (POS 's)) (JJ 9th) (NN birthday) (NN party)))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I believe several people are planning on going to RenFaire on October 4, but I won *n’t be able to go with them since that’s the day Sarah is having Caleb’s birthday party (albeit, belatedly).
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(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(PP (IN albeit) (, ,) (ADVP (RB belatedly)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m meeting a friend at a bar for his birthday party, and SP shows up.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG meeting)
(NP (DT a) (NN friend))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN bar))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN birthday) (NN party)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNP SP))
(VP (VBZ shows) (PRT (RP up))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
She came with him to Joe’s birthday party and danced mainly with Peter, though in the slow numbers she gave him no encouragement to smooch with her; and when she danced with other people he thought that, quite literally, he was going to die of pain.
(Parse)
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(NP (PRP him)))
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(NP (NP (NNP Joe) (POS 's)) (NN birthday) (NN party))))
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(, ,)
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(VP (VBD gave)
(NP (PRP him))
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(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB smooch)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP her))))
(: ;)
(S (CC and)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
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(VP (VBD danced)
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(NP (JJ other) (NNS people)))
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(VP (VBD thought)
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(VP (VBG going)
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(NP (NN pain)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And there are gems hidden inside the magazines, like pictures from Blake Lively’s birthday party and the demonic snapshot of the woman John Mayer’s humping.
(Parse)
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(NP (EX there))
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(PP (IN like)
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(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ demonic) (NN snapshot))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN woman) (NNP John) (NNP Mayer) (POS 's)) (NN humping)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This was from Travis’ birthday party.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This))
(VP (AUX was)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (NNP Travis) (POS ')) (NN birthday) (NN party))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Hung out with Jeff Helen. and Sarah Hiraki, then with Jesse and Alex, when we went to Tony Lewis’ birthday party!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VBN Hung) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNP Jeff) (NNP Helen) (. .) (CC and) (NNP Sarah) (NNP Hiraki)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB then))))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNP Jesse) (CC and) (NNP Alex)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD went)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNP Tony) (NNP Lewis) (POS ')) (NN birthday) (NN party)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Sunday was just relaxing, visiting some places in the city, taking some street shots in the tourism areas and later on in the evening joining Werner’s birthday party in a pub called “The Highlander’ ’, where we met a lot of friends, also Melly and Thomas who came home from work – so we a nice evening there and finished our visit to Vienna with a short sleep until next morning 7AM.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Sunday))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB just) (JJ relaxing)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VP (VBG visiting)
(NP (DT some) (NNS places))
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(NP (DT the) (NN city))))
(, ,)
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(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN tourism) (NNS areas))))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB later)
(PP (IN on)
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(NP (DT the) (NN evening)))))
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(NP (NP (NNP Werner) (POS 's)) (NN birthday) (NN party))
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(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot))
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(S (VP (VBD came) (ADVP (RB home))
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(PP (IN until)
(NP (JJ next) (NN morning) (NN 7AM)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Here’s a photo of the adorable family, courtesy of Max’s first birthday party :
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(S1 (SINV (ADVP (RB Here))
(VP (AUX 's))
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(PP (IN of)
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(NP (NP (NN courtesy))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Max) (POS 's)) (JJ first) (NN birthday) (NN party))))
(: :)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I work 5 and a half days a week, last week we had visitors with Alexander’s birthday party (lots of fun and many special people but tiring).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP work)
(NP (NP (QP (CD 5) (CC and) (DT a) (NN half)) (NNS days))
(NP (DT a) (NN week)))))
(, ,)
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(VP (AUX had)
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(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNP Alexander) (POS 's)) (NN birthday) (NN party)))
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(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN fun)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ many) (JJ special) (NNS people)))))
(CC but)
(NP (NN tiring)))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ottawa terror suspect Mohammed Harkat, who was released under strict conditions after having spent four years in jail under a security certificate, wasn’t allowed to attend his own birthday party because the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), which is responsible for monitoring Mr. Harkat’s movements, said it would be a political gathering and that contravenes the conditions of his release.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Ottawa) (NN terror) (NN suspect) (NNP Mohammed) (NNP Harkat)) (, ,)
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(NP (NN jail)))
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(NP (DT a) (NN security) (NN certificate)))))
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(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
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(, ,))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This picture, from the Daily Mail, shows the child arriving with his nanny – note the matching hat – at David Ritchie’s 40th birthday party.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This) (NN picture)) (, ,)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Daily) (NNP Mail)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBZ shows)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN child))
(VP (VBG arriving)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN nanny)))))
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(VP (VB note)
(NP (DT the) (JJ matching) (NN hat)))
(: -))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (NNP David) (NNP Ritchie) (POS 's)) (JJ 40th) (NN birthday) (NN party))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Here’s a photo of the adorable family, courtesy of Max’s first birthday party :
(Parse)
(S1 (SINV (ADVP (RB Here))
(VP (AUX 's))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN photo))
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(NP (NP (NN courtesy))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Max) (POS 's)) (JJ first) (NN birthday) (NN party))))
(: :)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Paul’s birthday party is tomorrow night, and I be damned if Jacki is going to determine whether I show up at a party or not.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NNP Paul) (POS 's)) (NN birthday) (NN party))
(VP (AUX is)
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(, ,) (CC and)
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(VP (VBP show) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT a) (NN party)))))
(CC or) (RB not)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Then we had Gavin’s birthday party, then church.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Then))
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Gavin) (POS 's)) (NN birthday) (NN party)) (, ,) (RB then)
(NP (NN church))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I think he called 4–5 times over the course of the day because it was his birthday party that night and he wanted me to go.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
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(NP (CD 4) (: -) (QP (CD 5) (NNS times)))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN course))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN day)))))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN birthday) (NN party))
(NP (DT that) (NN night))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD wanted)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB go)))
(. .)))
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