Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
On reaching the Hundred, they form an alliance with Reeve Joss, and determine to stand against the devouring horde.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN On)
(S (VP (VBG reaching)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Hundred)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (VP (VB form)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN alliance))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNP Reeve) (NNP Joss)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VB determine)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB stand)
(PP (IN against)
(NP (DT the) (JJ devouring) (NN horde)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
President of the left-of-centre Liberal Party (LP) and the chosen candidate of the LP and the left-wing LDP-Laban (Philippine Democratic Party Fight) which, on Jan. 3, announced that they had formed an alliance known as The People’s Coalition.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (NP (NP (NP (NP (NN President))
(PP (IN of)
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(NP (NNP LP)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(CC and)
(NP (DT the) (VBN chosen) (NN candidate)))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN LP))))
(CC and)
(NP (DT the) (JJ left-wing) (NN LDP-Laban)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP Philippine) (NNP Democratic) (NNP Party) (NN Fight)) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (, ,)
(PP (IN on)
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(, ,)
(VP (VBD announced)
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(NP (NP (DT an) (NN alliance))
(VP (VBN known)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT The) (NNPS People) (POS 's)) (NNP Coalition))))
(. .)))))
In Wikipedia:
The Bhil (Tribal) Meena are a tribal group of Rajasthan, said to be descended from those Meenas and Rajputs who, in the wars between their own tribes or with Muslims, were compelled to quit their native home and seek refuge in the vastness of Rajputana, where they formed alliances with the aboriginal families and established tribe.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNP Bhil)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP Tribal)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(S (NP (NNP Meena))
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(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ tribal) (NN group))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Rajasthan)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBD said)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBD descended)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT those) (NNPS Meenas) (CC and) (NNPS Rajputs))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (, ,)
(PP (PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS wars))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NNS tribes)))))
(CC or)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNPS Muslims))))
(, ,)
(VP (AUX were)
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(CC and)
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(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN vastness))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Rajputana)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VP (VBD formed)
(NP (NP (NNS alliances))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (JJ aboriginal) (NNS families)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD established)
(NP (NN tribe))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Both D66 and the VVD are member of the ELDR and their members in the European Parliament joined the ALDE group; they have campaigned with the same ELDR program in European Parliament elections; they have formed electoral alliances.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT Both) (NNPS D66)) (CC and)
(NP (DT the) (NNP VVD)))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (NN member))
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(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP ELDR)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS members)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP European) (NNP Parliament)))
(VP (VBN joined)
(NP (DT the) (JJ ALDE) (NN group)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX have)
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(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP European) (NNP Parliament) (NNS elections)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN formed)
(NP (JJ electoral) (NNS alliances)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We have already formed 1 alliance with another guild with 30 + members.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP We))
(VP (AUX have) (ADVP (RB already))
(VP (VBN formed)
(NP (NP (CD 1) (NN alliance))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT another) (NNP guild))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (CD 30) (NNP +) (NNS members)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“They’re back: a gaggle of former Big Brother contestants return for Big Brother 7: All – Stars as they again form alliances and set schemes in motion that might net them $ 500,000 (CBS, CH at 8).”
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (PRN ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (VBP 're) (ADVP (RB back)))))
(: :)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (NN gaggle))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ former) (NNP Big) (NN Brother) (NNS contestants))))
(VP (VB return)
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(NP (NNP Big) (NN Brother) (CD 7)))))
(: :) (FRAG (NP (DT All)) (: -)
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(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (MD might)
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(NP (PRP them))
(NP (NP ($ $) (CD 500,000)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP CBS)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (NNP CH))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (CD 8))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(. .) ('' ')) ('' ')))
In Wikipedia:
However, Harry learns the truth about his father’s death from his butler Bernard, and arrives in time to rescue Peter, and they form an alliance against the two villains.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,)
(S (NP (NNP Harry))
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(NP (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN father) (POS 's)) (NN death))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN butler)))
(NP (NNP Bernard)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBZ arrives)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN time))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB rescue)
(NP (NNP Peter)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP form)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN alliance))
(PP (IN against)
(NP (DT the) (CD two) (NNS villains)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Right up until the coup in nineteen twenty seven they had been following a policy dictated by Moscow, dictated by Stalin which told them form alliances with the Kuomintang, work with the Kuomintang, first of all trust Chiang Kai-shek, then when Chiang Kai-shek turned on them they were told to trust the left Kuomintang leaders who were based in Wo Han in the middle Yangtze valleys, and then they turned on them a policy, in other words, that had proved absolutely disastrous.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Right) (RB up))
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(S (NP (PRP them))
(VP (VP (VB form)
(NP (NP (NNS alliances))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Kuomintang)))))
(, ,)
(VP (VB work)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Kuomintang)))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB first)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT all) (NN trust))
(NP (NNP Chiang) (NNP Kai-shek))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (ADVP (RB then)) (WRB when))
(S (NP (NNP Chiang) (NNP Kai-shek))
(VP (VBD turned)
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(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (S (VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN based)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (MD Wo) (NNP Han))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (JJ middle) (JJ Yangtze) (NNS valleys)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB then))
(NP (PRP they))
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(NP (NP (DT a) (NN policy)) (PRN (, ,)
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(, ,))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX had)
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
This led to the two of them finally figuring out what Chilltown was doing and they formed a final two alliance.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This))
(VP (VBD led)
(PP (TO to)
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(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP them))))
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(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (S (NP (NNP Chilltown))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG doing))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD formed)
(NP (DT a) (JJ final) (CD two) (NN alliance))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Together, they form an uneasy alliance to hunt and destroy a demon of tremendous power.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Together)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP form)
(NP (DT an) (JJ uneasy) (NN alliance)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (NN hunt) (CC and) (VB destroy)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN demon))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ tremendous) (NN power)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We are always forming alliances with organizations which allow us to provide optimum diverse job seeker reach and better OFCCP compliance.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP We))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (VBG forming)
(NP (NP (NNS alliances))
(PP (IN with)
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(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (VBP allow)
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(VP (VB provide)
(NP (NP (JJ optimum) (JJ diverse) (NN job) (NN seeker) (NN reach)) (CC and)
(NP (JJR better) (NNP OFCCP) (NN compliance)))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The Chinese have a huge advantage over the US: they can form alliances with anyone since the dragon is a member of the mythological pagan universe.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NNPS Chinese))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ huge) (NN advantage))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (DT the) (NNP US)))
(: :)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB form)
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(NP (NN anyone))))
(SBAR (IN since)
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(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN member))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (JJ mythological) (JJ pagan) (NN universe))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Then there’s guilds that level with players, they can form alliances with other guilds, they can set taxes, members can donate a tithe, they can have a standard bearer and capture castles from the enemy.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Then))
(NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (NNS guilds))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that) (NN level))
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(NP (NNS players)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB form)
(NP (NP (NNS alliances))
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(NP (JJ other) (NNS guilds))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB set)
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(, ,)
(S (NP (NNS members))
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(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP they))
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(NP (DT a) (JJ standard) (NN bearer)))
(CC and)
(VP (VB capture)
(NP (NNS castles))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NN enemy)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
After Kristen and her friends enter the dream world, they form an alliance called the Dream Warriors, as they attempt to put an end to Freddy’s killings.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN After)
(S (NP (NP (NNP Kristen)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS friends)))
(VP (VBP enter)
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(, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP form)
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(S (NP (DT the) (NN Dream) (NNS Warriors)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP attempt)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB put)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN end))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNP Freddy) (POS 's)) (NNS killings))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In Europe they must form alliances and take the battle into hell itself.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (NNP Europe)))
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD must)
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(NP (NNS alliances)))
(CC and)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (DT the) (NN battle))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (NN hell))
(NP (PRP itself))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dan tells Memphis of the plan and they form a secret alliance and? agree to take each other to the end.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Dan))
(VP (VBZ tells)
(NP (NNP Memphis))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN plan)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VP (VBP form)
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(CC and) (. ?)
(VP (VBP agree)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (DT each) (JJ other))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN end)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is most interesting the rulers know already we must form alliances or understand those who will replace us and we hope to nuzzle up to them and have them understand the earth is a treasure chest to be divided between the haves and havenots.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP It))
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(ADJP (RBS most) (JJ interesting))))
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(NP (PRP we))
(VP (MD must)
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(NP (NNS alliances))))
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(NP (PRP us))))
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(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP them))))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX have)
(S (NP (PRP them))
(VP (VB understand)
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(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN treasure) (NN chest))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN divided)
(PP (IN between)
(NP (DT the) (NNS haves) (CC and) (NNS havenots)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I mean, the Russians are now building? not only have they formed an alliance with Syria but Russia’s been selling billions of dollars worth of missiles and jet planes, fighter jets to Syria.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP mean) (, ,)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NNPS Russians))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB now))
(VP (VBG building)))
(. ?)) (ADVP (RB not) (RB only))
(VP (AUX have)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD formed)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN alliance))
(PP (IN with)
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(CC but)
(S (NP (NNP Russia))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (AUX been)
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(NP (NP (NNS missiles)) (CC and)
(NP (NN jet) (NNS planes)) (, ,)
(NP (NN fighter) (NNS jets)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Syria))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Although they may form temporary alliances, such agreements are very short – lived.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Although)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (VB form)
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(, ,)
(NP (JJ such) (NNS agreements))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB very) (JJ short)) (: -)
(ADJP (VBN lived))))
(. .)))
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