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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Tropical Salvage: this website: Run by another friend of mine, Tim O’ Brian, this Portland, Oregan based sustainable furniture company goes above and beyond conventional environmental practices.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (JJ Tropical) (NN Salvage) (: :)
(NP (DT this) (NN website)) (: :)
(S (NP (NP (NP (NP (NNP Run))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT another) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Tim) (NNP O) (POS ') (NNP Brian)) (, ,)
(NP (DT this) (NNP Portland)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Oregan)))
(VBN based) (JJ sustainable) (NN furniture) (NN company))
(VP (VBZ goes)
(PP (IN above) (CC and) (IN beyond)
(NP (JJ conventional) (JJ environmental) (NNS practices)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When asked who he was, he told me that he’s an old friend of mine, who happens to know my home address.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (VP (VBN asked)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP he))
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(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ old) (NN friend))
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(NP (NN mine)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBZ happens)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB know)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN home) (NN address))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I believed in these guys, they seemed real, like they could be friends of mine.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD believed)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT these) (NNS guys)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD seemed)
(ADJP (JJ real)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN like)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (NNS friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I had a glass of wine (!) because a friend of mine insisted (due to the fact I had an Irish Carbomb with another friend of mine for her birthday).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN glass))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN wine)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (. !) (-RRB- -RRB-))))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
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(ADJP (JJ due)
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(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT an) (NNP Irish) (NNP Carbomb))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT another) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN birthday)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I once heard Ron Lewis, a friend of mine, say,?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB once))
(VP (VBD heard)
(NP (NP (NNP Ron) (NNP Lewis)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))
(PRN (, ,) (INTJ (UH say)) (, ,)))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The other day a friend of mine imed me on AIM and asked me if I was excited about the 360 Fall update, to which I replied,’ ’ why the hell do I care?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (JJ other) (NN day))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
(VP (VP (VBD imed)
(NP (PRP me))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN AIM))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD asked)
(NP (PRP me))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ excited)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (DT the) (CD 360) (NN Fall) (NN update))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHPP (TO to) (WHNP (WDT which)))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD replied))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why))
(S (NP (DT the) (NN hell))
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB care))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Specifically with a friend of mine for playing guitar and drums together.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (RB Specifically)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))
(PP (IN for)
(S (VP (VBG playing)
(NP (NN guitar) (CC and) (NNS drums)) (ADVP (RB together))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
As for derek, eddie, & justin – I love them, they’ve all been such good friends of mine for a while now, & I plan of trying to keep in touch with them, but this month was just a fall out.. & it breaks my heart knowing that they weren’t here..
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (PP (IN As)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNP derek) (, ,) (NNP eddie) (, ,) (CC &) (NNP justin))))
(: -)
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP love)
(NP (PRP them))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX 've) (DT all)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (NP (JJ such) (JJ good) (NNS friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (NN while)))
(ADVP (RB now)))))
(, ,) (CC &)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP plan)
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VBG trying)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB keep)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN touch))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP them)))
(, ,)
(S (CC but)
(NP (DT this) (NN month))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB just))
(NP (DT a) (NN fall) (RP out)))
(. .))))
(. .) (CC &)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ breaks)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN heart))
(S (VP (VBG knowing)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX were) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB here)))))
(. .)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Yesterday was no exception, as friends of mine down there have noted that they were, yet again, the perps.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Yesterday))
(VP (VBD was)
(NP (DT no) (NN exception)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (NP (NNS friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
(ADVP (RB down) (RB there))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN noted)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX were) (, ,) (ADVP (RB yet) (RB again)) (, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NNS perps))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m generally not rude, and friends of mine would have called me out if I was being rude.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm) (ADVP (RB generally)) (RB not)
(ADJP (JJ rude))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NP (NNS friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN called)
(NP (PRP me)) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (JJ rude))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So far I’ve been feeding my stuff through whatever friends of mine happen to be online and, no offense to them, but it’s not very effective to have people you know critique your work.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB So) (RB far))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG feeding)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN stuff))
(PP (IN through)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT whatever))
(S (S (NP (NP (NNS friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
(VP (VBP happen)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (AUX be) (ADVP (RB online)))
(CC and) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT no) (NN offense))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP them)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's) (RB not)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ effective))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (NNS people))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP know)
(VP (NN critique)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN work)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I have been worried for her (along with another friend of mine – that’s another long story) for a while now and a vision of her son popped into my head.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP have)
(VP (VBN been)
(ADJP (JJ worried)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP her))))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(PP (IN along)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT another) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))
(: -)
(S (NP (DT that))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (DT another) (JJ long) (NN story))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN while)) (ADVP (RB now)))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN vision))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN son)))
(VP (VBN popped)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN head)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I just her the sad news that an old CB friend of mine passed away: – (Jitterbug was a good friend to all the CB’ ers in porterville and she will be missed.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB just))
(NP (PRP her))
(NP (DT the) (JJ sad) (NN news)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ old) (NNP CB) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
(VP (VBD passed) (PRT (RP away))))
(: :) (: -)
(S (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (NP (NNP Jitterbug))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN friend))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PDT all)
(NP (DT the) (NNP CB) (POS ')) (NNS ers))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP porterville)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN missed)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Friends of mine who have had real talent but found themselves crippled by self doubt – or something?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNS Friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (JJ real) (NN talent))))
(CC but)
(VP (VBD found)
(NP (PRP themselves))))
(VP (VBN crippled)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NN self) (NN doubt) (: -) (CC or) (NN something))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One example is when we danced for the CLE week, me and another friend of mine were the only ones from my teacher’s class, and the rest were from the star section… and yes, we got jealous.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (CD One) (NN example))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD danced)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (JJ CLE) (NN week)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NP (PRP me)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT another) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ only) (NNS ones))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN teacher) (POS 's)) (NN class)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN rest))
(VP (AUX were)
(PP (IN from)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN star) (NN section))
(VP (VBG ..)) (. .)))))
(CC and)
(S (INTJ (UH yes)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD got)
(ADJP (JJ jealous))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I know friends of mine, one who raids with top level guilds on both his WOW and EQ1 servers, who have not only bought plat but Ebayed characters as well.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP know)
(NP (NP (NP (NNS friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (NNS raids)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ top) (NN level) (NNS guilds)))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PDT both) (PRP$ his) (UH WOW))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (JJ EQ1) (NNS servers)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX have) (RB not) (ADVP (RB only))
(VP (VBN bought)
(NP (ADJP (JJ plat) (CC but) (JJ Ebayed)) (NNS characters)))))
(ADVP (RB as) (RB well)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ve seen it firsthand, with friends of mine claiming to be adamant supporters of Obama with little knowledge of what the Senator actually stands for.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN seen)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB firsthand)) (, ,)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNS friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))
(VP (VBG claiming)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (JJ adamant) (NNS supporters))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Obama))))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (JJ little) (NN knowledge))
(PP (IN of)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (DT the) (NN Senator)) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (VBZ stands)
(PP (IN for))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I also remember my first week in Pittsburgh, and that weekend I flew to Atlanta, Georgia to visit yet another Indian friend of mine.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBP remember)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ first) (NN week))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Pittsburgh)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT that) (NN weekend))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD flew)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNP Atlanta)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Georgia))))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB visit)
(NP (NP (RB yet) (DT another) (JJ Indian) (NN friend))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Friends of mine know by now how much I love a great interior shot.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNS Friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN mine))))
(VP (VBP know)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (RB now)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WRB how) (JJ much))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP love)
(NP (DT a) (JJ great) (JJ interior) (NN shot)))
(. .)))
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