In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Where are we? “Pickles put an arm around her and pecked her on the cheek as she sat up, ` ` It looks like we’re still in the stage. “But his attention was diverted to the fact that the area outside of them was eerily quiet, and small drifts of snow were starting to trickle in from the still – open crack of wall above them where the steel beam was also still wedged in it. ` `… I don’t think the stage is where it was, though. “Cherry bit her bottom lip, then decided to address the collective groggy faces that shared the vast metal enclosure, ` ` Is everyone alright? “Caj was the first completely on her feet and headed for the back area of the stage ` ` Fine here, but Toki isn’t…’ ’ she said before rooting around in the mess of fallen metal and glass that made up that part of the room.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBARQ (WHADVP (WRB Where)) (SQ (AUX are)
(NP (PRP we)))
(. ?) ('' ')) ('' ')
(NP (NNS Pickles))
(VP (VP (VBD put)
(NP (DT an) (NN arm))
(PP (IN around)
(NP (PRP her))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD pecked)
(NP (PRP her))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN cheek)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD sat) (PRT (RP up)) (, ,) (`` `)
(S (`` `)
(NP (PRP It))
(VP (VBZ looks)
(SBAR (IN like)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 're) (ADVP (RB still)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN stage)))))
(. .) ('' ')) ('' ')))
(CC But)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN attention))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN diverted)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN fact))
(PP (IN that)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN area))
(PP (IN outside)
(PP (IN of)
(S (S (NP (PRP them))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB eerily) (JJ quiet))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NP (JJ small) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow))))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBG starting)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB trickle)
(PP (IN in)
(PP (IN from)
(S (FRAG (NP (DT the) (RB still)) (: -)
(NP (NP (JJ open) (NN crack))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN wall))
(PP (IN above)
(NP (PRP them)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (DT the) (NN steel) (NN beam))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB also) (RB still))
(VP (VBN wedged)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP it)))
(. .)) (`` `) (`` `) (INTJ (UH ..)) (. .))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB think)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN stage))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was) (, ,) (ADVP (RB though)))
(. .) ('' ')))
('' ')
(NP (NNP Cherry) (NN bit))
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN bottom) (NN lip)))
(, ,) (RB then)
(VP (VBD decided)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB address)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (JJ collective) (NN groggy))
(VP (VBZ faces)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD shared)
(NP (DT the) (JJ vast) (NN metal) (NN enclosure)) (, ,) (`` `)
(S (`` `) (SQ (AUX Is)
(NP (NN everyone))
(VP (VBN alright)) (. ?) ('' ')) ('' ')
(NP (NNP Caj))
(VP (VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT the) (JJ first)) (ADVP (RB completely))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS feet))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD headed)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ back) (NN area))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN stage)) (`` `)
(S (`` `)
(NP (NNP Fine)) (ADVP (RB here)) (, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NNP Toki))
(VP (AUX is) (RB n't)
(VP (VBN ..)))
(. .) ('' ')) ('' ')
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD said)
(PP (IN before)
(S (VP (VBG rooting) (PRT (RP around))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN mess))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (VBN fallen) (NN metal) (CC and) (NN glass)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD made) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (NP (DT that) (NN part))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN room)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The huge drifts of snow in the backyard have formed a hard crust from the daily thaw / freeze we have been having for the past few days and now they can walk all over them and even walk up to the six foot tall fence and look over into the nieghbour’s yard.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ huge) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN backyard))))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN formed)
(NP (DT a) (JJ hard) (NN crust))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ daily) (NN thaw) (NN /) (NN freeze))
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (AUXG having)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (JJ past) (JJ few) (NNS days))))
(CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB now))
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VP (VB walk)
(NP (NP (DT all))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (PRP them)))))
(CC and) (RB even)
(VP (VB walk) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the)
(ADJP (CD six) (NN foot)) (JJ tall) (NN fence))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB look) (PRT (RP over))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN nieghbour) (POS 's)) (NN yard))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She could not be saved, and Ecthelion and I were tender as we laid drifts of snow over her; it was he who carried the baby inside his shirt then, for my neck was very bruised and I had much trouble to breathe.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (MD could) (RB not)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN saved)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Ecthelion) (CC and) (NNP I))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (NN tender))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD laid)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow))))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (PRP her)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (PRP he))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD carried)
(NP (DT the) (NN baby))
(PP (IN inside)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN shirt)))
(ADVP (RB then)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN for)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN neck))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB very) (VBN bruised))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (JJ much) (NN trouble))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB breathe)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The entire state was mired in drifts of snow up to high and, at some locations, even higher drifts existed.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (JJ entire) (NN state))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (VBN mired)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))
(PP (IN up)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (ADJP (ADJP (JJ high)) (CC and) (PRN (, ,)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT some) (NNS locations)))
(, ,)) (ADVP (RB even) (RBR higher)))
(NNS drifts))
(VP (VBN existed)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ll chase summer thunderstorms until autumn leaves fall into drifts of snow and blossom.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB chase)
(NP (NN summer) (NNS thunderstorms))
(SBAR (IN until)
(S (NP (NN autumn) (NNS leaves))
(VP (VBP fall)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow) (CC and) (NN blossom))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The gray planks above, painted with sand for boat – shoe traction, hide now beneath drifts of snow, a memory.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ gray) (NNS planks))
(PP (IN above)) (, ,)
(VP (VBN painted)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN sand)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN boat) (: -) (NN shoe) (NN traction))))
(, ,))
(VP (VB hide) (ADVP (RB now))
(PP (IN beneath)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN snow)) (, ,)
(NP (DT a) (NN memory))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In places more than half the road had drifts of snow across it, though not too deep.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (NNS places)))
(NP (QP (JJR more) (IN than) (PDT half)) (DT the) (NN road))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow))))
(PP (IN across)
(NP (PRP it)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN though) (FRAG (RB not)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ deep)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So it seemed as he made his way through the high drifts of snow.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (IN So)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD seemed)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD made)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN way))
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ high) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dead tracks, long obscured by drifts of snow, heaps of rotting leaves.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (JJ Dead) (NNS tracks)) (, ,)
(VP (ADVP (RB long)) (VBD obscured)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))
(, ,))
(VP (NNS heaps)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (VBG rotting) (NNS leaves))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I loved blizzards and whiteouts, and waking up in the morning to see drifts of fresh snow that reached the roof of our house in beautiful mathematical arcs.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD loved)
(NP (NNS blizzards) (CC and) (NNS whiteouts)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBD waking) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN morning)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB see)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ fresh) (NN snow)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD reached)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN roof))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NN house))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ beautiful) (JJ mathematical) (NNS arcs)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Posted by: stillwater – It is night and I’m driving my car through a narrow lane that snakes it’s way between huge drifts of snow.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (VP (VBN Posted) (PRT (RP by)))
(: :)
(NP (NNP stillwater)) (: -)
(S (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NN night))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG driving)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN car))
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ narrow) (NN lane))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ snakes)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (NN way))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NP (JJ huge) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
A few days later, the storm became so violent that sheep became buried in six-foot drifts of snow, and the camera recorded farmers scrabbling down with their hands to release buried sheep, pin-pointed by amazingly perceptive border collies.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (NP (DT A) (JJ few) (NNS days)) (RB later)) (, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN storm))
(VP (VBD became)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ violent))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (NP (NN sheep))
(VP (VBD became)
(VP (VBN buried)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ six-foot) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN camera))
(VP (VBD recorded)
(S (NP (NNS farmers))
(VP (VBG scrabbling) (PRT (RP down))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS hands)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB release)
(NP (NP (VBN buried) (NN sheep)) (, ,)
(VP (VBN pin-pointed)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (ADJP (RB amazingly) (JJ perceptive)) (NN border) (NNS collies)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
During and shortly after the festival these pink blossoms blow through yards and streets like drifts of snow.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (SBAR (IN During)
(S (CC and)
(PP (ADVP (RB shortly)) (IN after)
(NP (DT the) (NN festival)))
(NP (DT these) (JJ pink) (NNS blossoms))
(VP (VB blow)
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NP (NNS yards) (CC and) (NNS streets))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The knee – high drifts of snow melted; the grass grew again; the daylight lasted long into the evening; the breeze blew soft and warm.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (DT The) (NN knee)) (: -)
(S (S (NP (NP (JJ high) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow))))
(VP (VBD melted)))
(: ;)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN grass))
(VP (VBD grew) (ADVP (RB again))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN daylight))
(VP (VBD lasted) (ADVP (RB long))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT the) (NN evening)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN breeze))
(VP (VBD blew)
(ADJP (JJ soft) (CC and) (JJ warm)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
For what seems like 10 months of the year, they play in 20ft drifts of snow, which might suit players like Adebayor and Bendtner, but poor old Theo and young Jack Wilshere would need snorkels.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN For)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (VP (VBZ seems)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (CD 10) (NNS months))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN year)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP play)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ 20ft) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (MD might)
(VP (VB suit)
(NP (NP (NNS players))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NNP Adebayor) (CC and) (NNP Bendtner))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (ADJP (JJ poor) (JJ old)) (NNP Theo) (CC and) (JJ young) (NNP Jack) (NNP Wilshere))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX need)
(NP (NNS snorkels)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
The pure white drifts of snow against the door of the hut convinced me that nobody had been that way recently.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ pure) (JJ white) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN snow))
(PP (IN against)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN door))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNP hut)))))
(VP (VBD convinced)
(NP (PRP me))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NN nobody))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (DT that) (NN way)) (ADVP (RB recently))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Many livestock lost their lives, either starving or freezing to death under tremendous drifts of snow.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ Many) (NN livestock))
(VP (VBD lost)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS lives)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VP (ADVP (RB either)) (VBG starving)) (CC or)
(VP (NN freezing)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN death)))
(PP (IN under)
(NP (NP (JJ tremendous) (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))
(. .)))
In Project Gutenberg:
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(Parse)
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I walked around the lake, over the unshovled sidewalks with drifts of snow averaging around 10 inches, and wind blowing the powdered ice into my face.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD walked)
(PP (IN around)
(NP (DT the) (NN lake)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN over)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ unshovled) (NNS sidewalks))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNS drifts))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN snow)))
(VP (VBG averaging)
(NP (NP (QP (RB around) (CD 10)) (NNS inches)) (, ,) (CC and)
(NP (NP (NN wind))
(VP (VBG blowing)
(NP (DT the) (JJ powdered) (NN ice))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN face)))
(. .)))
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