Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
If you haven’t caught the Marla Mason bug, you can read my reviews of Blood Engines and Posion Sleep.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN If)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX have) (RB n't)
(VP (VBN caught)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Marla) (NNP Mason) (NN bug)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB read)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS reviews))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Blood) (NNS Engines) (CC and) (NNP Posion) (NNP Sleep)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Looks like you caught the bug, and want to go back.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VBZ Looks)
(SBAR (IN like)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB go) (PRT (RP back))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Not sure if it is to prove to people I can do it… or if I caught the bug.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (ADVP (RB Not) (RB sure))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB prove)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNS people)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB ..)))))
(. .) (CC or)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I have definitely caught the knitting bug again.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have) (ADVP (RB definitely))
(VP (VBN caught)
(NP (DT the) (VBG knitting) (NN bug)) (ADVP (RB again))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I caught the ebay bug and now I’m feverish with Cheap Item Buying Fury.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (JJ ebay) (NN bug))
(S (CC and) (ADVP (RB now))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ feverish)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ Cheap) (NN Item) (NN Buying) (NN Fury))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I caught the cold bug.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (JJ cold) (NN bug)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
That was 12 years ago, and after winning the first race that I entered between Sudbury and Bures in a non-racing canoe, I had caught the bug.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT That))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (NP (CD 12) (NNS years)) (IN ago))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (PP (IN after)
(S (VP (VBG winning)
(NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN race)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD entered)
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NNP Sudbury) (CC and) (NNP Bures))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (JJ non-racing) (NN canoe)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN caught)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug)))))
(. .) ('' '')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I probably saw a few episodes of the first couple of seasons via syndication before I caught the bug and went back to the beginning.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB probably))
(VP (VBD saw)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS episodes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN couple))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS seasons))
(PP (IN via)
(NP (NN syndication)))))
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD went) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN beginning)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Okay, I caught the bug.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH Okay)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You can get hooked on any sport or game, but in golf you’ ’ catch the bug.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB get)
(ADJP (JJ hooked)
(PP (PP (IN on)
(NP (DT any) (NN sport) (CC or) (NN game)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN golf)))))
(S (NP (PRP you)) ('' ') ('' ')
(VP (VB catch)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug)))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A couple of years ago, I suddenly caught the travelling bug, and this week I’ve decided to book a last minute holiday to the south of France, because the weather is so depressing here and I need to get away from it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (NP (NP (DT A) (NN couple))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS years))))
(RB ago)) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB suddenly))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (JJ travelling) (NN bug))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT this) (NN week))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN decided)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (NN book)
(NP (DT a) (JJ last) (NN minute) (NN holiday))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN south))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP France)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (S (NP (DT the) (NN weather))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ depressing)) (ADVP (RB here))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX need)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB get) (ADVP (RB away)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Well, I’ve warded it off for as long as I could – two months of being around sick co – workers, in fact – but I finally caught the bug.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (INTJ (UH Well)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN warded)
(NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP off))
(PP (IN for) (ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB long))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)))
(: --)
(NP (NP (CD two) (NNS months))
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(PP (IN around)
(NP (JJ sick) (NNP co)))
(PRN (: -)
(NP (NNS workers)) (, ,)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN fact)))
(: --)))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB finally))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Happiness is also being so stoned that you can catch that annoying bug between thumb and forefinger.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Happiness))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (RB so) (VBN stoned)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB catch)
(NP (DT that) (JJ annoying) (NN bug))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NN thumb) (CC and) (NN forefinger))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It links back to early days in my life, when I first caught the entrepreneurial bug.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (VBZ links) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (JJ early) (NNS days))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN life)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB first))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (JJ entrepreneurial) (NN bug)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Okay, I caught the bug.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH Okay)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I caught the bug again.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (NN bug)) (ADVP (RB again)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Slowing Down I caught the bug going around, so I called in sick for a few days.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (VP (VBG Slowing) (PRT (RP Down))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN bug))
(VP (VBG going) (ADVP (RB around)))
(, ,) (CC so)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD called)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ sick)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS days)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He would have loved it out here on this cruise, as it was from him that I caught the cruising bug.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBD loved)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB out) (RB here))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT this) (NN cruise)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP him)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD caught)
(NP (DT the) (VBG cruising) (NN bug)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Don’t be surprised if you catch this catchy bug.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (AUX Do) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN surprised)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB catch)
(NP (DT this) (JJ catchy) (NN bug)))))
(. .)))
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