Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“The laser removes thin layers of skin without damaging surrounding tissue.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(NP (DT The) (NN laser))
(VP (VBZ removes)
(NP (NP (JJ thin) (NNS layers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(PP (IN without)
(S (VP (VBG damaging)
(NP (JJ surrounding) (NN tissue)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
It has been theorized that removing layers of skin with a carbon dioxide or erbium laser may help flatten scars.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBD theorized)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (VP (VBG removing)
(NP (NP (NNS layers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN carbon) (NN dioxide)) (CC or)
(NP (NN erbium) (NN laser)))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (VB help)
(S (VP (VB flatten)
(NP (NNS scars)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Wendy waxed off half and eyebrow (and my hair is dark!) and a layer of skin on each side where there is no hair!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Wendy))
(VP (VBN waxed) (PRT (RP off))
(NP (NP (NP (NN half) (CC and) (NN eyebrow)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN hair))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ dark)))
(. !)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN skin))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT each) (NN side))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT no) (NN hair)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He sells needles to prick your heart And they’ll take small bites Out of my finger in a layer of skin Where my feelings are thin.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBZ sells)
(NP (NNS needles)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB prick)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN heart)))))
(CC And)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (JJ small) (NNS bites))
(PP (IN Out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN finger))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB Where))
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS feelings))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ thin))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ve also grown another layer of skin; so don’t mess with me because I won *n’t think twice about humiliating you (and me) in front of a large audience.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBN grown)
(NP (NP (DT another) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(: ;)
(S (RB so)
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (NN mess)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP me)))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD won)
(NP (NNP *))
(S (RB n't)
(VP (VB think) (ADVP (RB twice))
(PP (IN about)
(S (VP (JJ humiliating)
(NP (PRP you)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC and)
(NP (PRP me)) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN front))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (JJ large) (NN audience))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It also was conducted in a lab and so cannot account for the protection a human body might offer, such as layers of skin, bone and tissue.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN conducted)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (NN lab)))))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB so) (RB cannot)) (VBP account)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (NN protection)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT a) (JJ human) (NN body))
(VP (MD might)
(VP (VB offer) (, ,)
(PP (JJ such) (IN as)
(NP (NP (NNS layers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin) (, ,) (NN bone) (CC and) (NN tissue))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
My brothers both made it down to the ground and were sprinting across the parking lot to freedom, I took a mis – step on my way down the rickety fire escape and ended up falling through some missing grating and I scraped layers of skin off my entire left side from my shin all the way up my side, to my arm pit and up to my fingers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP$ My) (NNS brothers))
(VP (DT both)
(VP (VBD made)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB down)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN ground)))))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBG sprinting)
(PP (IN across)
(NP (DT the) (NN parking) (NN lot)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN freedom))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD took)
(NP (DT a) (NN mis) (: -) (NN step))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN way))
(PP (IN down)
(NP (DT the) (JJ rickety) (NN fire) (NN escape)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD ended) (PRT (RP up))
(S (VP (VBG falling)
(PP (IN through)
(NP (DT some) (JJ missing) (NN grating)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD scraped)
(NP (NP (NNS layers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(PP (IN off)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ entire) (JJ left) (NN side)))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NNP shin) (PDT all) (DT the) (NN way))
(PP (IN up)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN side)))))
(, ,)
(PP (PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN arm) (NN pit)))
(CC and) (RB up)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS fingers)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I had a spot at the side of my lip and now its like a whitish layer of skin, but every time I open my mouth it splits open and its kind of stingy.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN spot))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN lip)))
(CC and) (ADVP (RB now))
(NP (PRP$ its) (JJ like)))
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ whitish) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(NP (NP (DT every) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP open)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mouth)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ splits) (PRT (RP open)))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN kind))
(PP (IN of)
(ADJP (JJ stingy)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The fanboy’s and women – children walking around with heavy eyeliner and day – glo Doc Martens – sporting some bizarre second layer of skin that only seems appropriate to wear at night and with Sunglasses…
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN fanboy) (POS 's)) (CC and) (NNS women)) (PRN (: -)
(S (NP (NNS children))
(VP (VBG walking) (ADVP (RB around))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (JJ heavy) (NN eyeliner) (CC and) (NN day)) (: -)
(NP (NNP glo) (NNP Doc) (NNPS Martens)))
(: --))
(VP (VBG sporting)
(NP (NP (DT some) (JJ bizarre) (JJ second) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (ADVP (RB only))
(VP (VBZ seems)
(ADJP (JJ appropriate)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB wear)
(PP (PP (IN at)
(NP (NN night)))
(CC and)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNS Sunglasses) (NNS ..))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Meaning the bubbleus body creates another temporary layer of skin so when the body part does burst, the reformation process is practically instant.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBG Meaning)
(NP (DT the) (JJ bubbleus) (NN body))))
(VP (VBZ creates)
(NP (NP (DT another) (JJ temporary) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(SBAR (IN so)
(S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (DT the) (NN body) (NN part))
(VP (AUX does)
(NP (NN burst)))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN reformation) (NN process))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB practically) (JJ instant)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Woman who turned silver warns of dangers of internet medicines Article in the Telegraph Extract: “Rosemary Jacobs, 66, had painful face peels to remove layers of skin after it developed an irreversible grey tinge.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NN Woman))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD turned)
(SBAR (S (NP (NN silver))
(VP (VBZ warns)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS dangers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN internet) (NNS medicines)))))
(NP (NNP Article))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Telegraph))))
(VP (VB Extract)) (: :) ('' ') (: ')
(S (NP (NP (NNP Rosemary) (NNP Jacobs)) (, ,)
(NP (CD 66)) (, ,))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (JJ painful) (NN face) (NNS peels))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB remove)
(NP (NP (NNS layers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(SBAR (IN after)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD developed)
(NP (DT an) (JJ irreversible) (NNP grey) (NN tinge))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
EACH NEW LAYER OF SKIN SPITEFUL AND SURLY, ENVIOUS OF THE ONE BEFORE, BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSER TO THE FIRST HAND STORY…
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NP (DT EACH) (JJ NEW) (NN LAYER))
(PP (IN OF)
(NP (NN SKIN))))
(ADJP (JJ SPITEFUL) (CC AND) (JJ SURLY) (, ,) (JJ ENVIOUS)
(PP (IN OF)
(NP (DT THE) (NN ONE))))
(ADVP (RB BEFORE)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN BECAUSE)
(S (NP (PRP IT))
(VP (AUX WAS)
(VP (ADVP (RBR CLOSER)
(PP (TO TO)
(NP (DT THE) (JJ FIRST) (NN HAND) (NN STORY))))
(VBN ..)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Freeze – drying blood platelets were made to release human growth factors, which are tiny blood cells that can spur the development of a new layer of skin as a method to heal wounds.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NN Freeze)) (: -)
(S (NP (VBG drying) (NN blood) (NNS platelets))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN made)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB release)
(NP (JJ human) (NN growth) (NNS factors)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (JJ tiny) (NN blood) (NNS cells))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (MD can)
(VP (VB spur)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN development))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ new) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin)))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT a) (NN method)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB heal)
(NP (NNS wounds)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The egg laying species “Boulengerula taitanus” feeds its young by developing an outer layer of skin, high in fat and other nutrients, which the young peel off with similar teeth.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (FRAG (NP (DT The) (NN egg) (VBG laying) (NNS species)))
('' '')
(NP (NNP Boulengerula) (JJ taitanus) ('' ''))
(VP (VBZ feeds)
(NP (PRP$ its) (JJ young))
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (VBG developing)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ outer) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(, ,)
(PP (ADVP (RB high)) (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ fat) (CC and) (JJ other) (NNS nutrients)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ young))
(VP (VBP peel) (PRT (RP off))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ similar) (NNS teeth)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You see a woman with such a thin waist that it seems impossible there could be anything more than a layer of skin, a thin layer of muscle, a spine, another layer of muscle and another layer of skin.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VBP see)
(NP (DT a) (NN woman))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PDT such) (DT a) (JJ thin) (NN waist)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ seems)
(ADJP (JJ impossible)
(SBAR (S (NP (EX there))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (NN anything))
(ADJP (JJR more)
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ thin) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN muscle))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT a) (NN spine)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT another) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN muscle))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT another) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Wasn’t itchy, didn’t hurt, jsut a flat layer of dead skin.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (AUX Was) (RB n't)
(ADJP (JJ itchy)))
(, ,)
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VBN hurt) (, ,) (VB jsut)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ flat) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ dead) (NN skin)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You take each layer of skin and peel back the evidence of you’re last infliction upon me.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VP (VB take)
(NP (NP (DT each) (NN layer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB peel) (PRT (RP back))
(NP (DT the) (NN evidence)
(SBAR (IN of)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're)
(NP (JJ last) (NN infliction))
(PP (IN upon)
(NP (PRP me)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Salicylic acid also works by removing tiny layers of skin, to reveal a fresh and clear surface below.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ Salicylic) (NN acid)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBZ works)
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (VBG removing)
(NP (NP (JJ tiny) (NNS layers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin))))
(, ,)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB reveal)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (JJ fresh) (CC and) (JJ clear)) (NN surface))
(PP (IN below)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Anyway, I thought that it was all about constantly sloughing off layers of skin.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Anyway)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD thought)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was) (DT all)
(PP (IN about)
(S (ADVP (RB constantly))
(VP (VBG sloughing) (PRT (RP off))
(NP (NP (NNS layers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN skin)))))
(. .)))
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