In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You taking offence is wrong.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VBG taking)
(NP (NN offence))))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ wrong)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Masayuki Ishikawa was hanging out on a Tokyo street corner after midnight last month while wearing the cuddly costume, accompanied by two friends dressed as a mouse and a panther, when he took offence at being stared at, police said.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Masayuki) (NNP Ishikawa))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG hanging) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NNP Tokyo) (NN street) (NN corner))
(PP (IN after)
(NP (NN midnight)))))
(NP (JJ last) (NN month))
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (VP (VBG wearing)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ cuddly) (NN costume)) (, ,)
(VP (VBN accompanied)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (CD two) (NNS friends))
(VP (VBN dressed)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN mouse)) (CC and)
(NP (DT a) (NN panther)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD took)
(NP (NN offence))
(PP (IN at)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBD stared)
(PP (IN at)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NNS police))
(VP (VBD said)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m sorry but I felt the need to launch a blog to highlight the problems of “Comedians’ ’ on Ecademy… and before I start and get ripped to shreds again by the serious folk of Ecademy who took offence at my last blog “Dealing With Serial Networkers’ ’, I must say I am trying to support the ethos of Ecademy… this time.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ sorry))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD felt)
(NP (DT the) (NN need)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB launch)
(NP (DT a) (NN blog))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB highlight)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS problems))
(PP (IN of)
(S (S ('' ')
(S (VP (POS ')
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Comedians) (POS ')) (: ')
(SBAR (SBAR (IN on)
(S (NP (NNP Ecademy))
(VP (VBZ ..)) (. .)))
(CC and)
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBP start)) (CC and)
(VP (VB get)
(VP (VBN ripped)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNS shreds)))
(ADVP (RB again))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ serious) (NN folk))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Ecademy)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD took)
(NP (NN offence))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ last) (NN blog)))))
(: ')) ('' ')
(VP (VBG Dealing)
(PP (IN With)
(NP (JJ Serial) (NNS Networkers))))
('' ') ('' ')) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD must)
(VP (VB say)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(VP (VBG trying)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB support)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN ethos))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Ecademy) (CD ..))))
(. .)))))
(NP (DT this) (NN time))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
However, it’s hardly the case that this means I inevitably engage in sexual activities related to these identities irrespective of the context: I very much make an effort to do so only where all parties involved have explicitly given, or at least strongly implied, their consent 2. I take offence at the notion that I’m in the same category as sleazes who fail to consider whether their sexuality – related behaviours are appropriate for a given context, and fail to check for mutual consent.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB hardly))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN case))
(PP (IN that)
(S (S (NP (DT this))
(VP (VBZ means)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB inevitably))
(VP (VBP engage)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ sexual) (NNS activities))
(VP (VBN related)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT these) (NNS identities)))
(ADVP (RB irrespective)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN context)))
(: :)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB very) (RB much))
(VP (VBP make)
(NP (DT an) (NN effort)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do) (ADVP (RB so) (RB only)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (NP (DT all) (NNS parties))
(VP (VBN involved)))
(VP (AUX have) (ADVP (RB explicitly))
(VP (VBN given) (, ,) (CC or) (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least) (RB strongly)) (VBN implied) (, ,)
(NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN consent)) (CD 2))))
(. .)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP take)
(NP (NN offence))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN notion)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN category))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (NNS sleazes))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBP fail)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB consider) (UCP (PP (IN whether)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NN sexuality)))
(: -)
(S (NP (JJ related) (NNS behaviours))
(VP (VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ appropriate)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (VBN given) (NN context)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBP fail)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB check)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (JJ mutual) (NN consent)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Because I took offence that he called a disciplined, honest, smart and hard working guy lucky.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (IN Because)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(NP (NN offence)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD called)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (JJ disciplined) (, ,) (JJ honest) (, ,) (JJ smart) (CC and) (JJ hard)) (JJ working) (NN guy) (JJ lucky))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“I didn’t take offence.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (NN offence))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
OK, so it wasn’t as bad as that… however I take great offence when a ‘journalist’ doesn’t offer an alternate perspective to the ‘expert’ a who claims Jamaica’s athletic success owes a great deal to the slavery conditions they faced in the past.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (INTJ (UH OK)) (, ,) (CC so)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was) (RB n't)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ bad))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT that) (NN ..)))
(. .) (ADVP (RB however))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP take)
(NP (JJ great) (NN offence))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (DT a) ('' ') (NN journalist) ('' '))
(VP (AUX does) (RB n't)
(VP (VB offer)
(NP (DT an) (JJ alternate) (NN perspective))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) ('' ') (NN expert)))
(: ')
(S (NP (DT a) (WP who))
(VP (VBZ claims)
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (NNP Jamaica) (POS 's)) (JJ athletic) (NN success))
(VP (VBZ owes)
(NP (DT a) (JJ great) (NN deal))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN slavery) (NNS conditions))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD faced)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN past))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Immediately I took offence.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Immediately))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD took)
(NP (NN offence)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
You add suffering to the world just as much when you take offence as when you give offence.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VBP add)
(S (VP (VBG suffering)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN world)))
(ADVP (ADVP (ADVP (RB just) (RB as) (JJ much))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP take)
(NP (NN offence)))
(PP (IN as)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP give)
(NP (NN offence))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
no offence meant and I I really hope that you do not take offence in that way.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT no) (NN offence))
(VP (VBD meant)
(SBAR (S (CC and)
(NP (PRP I))
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (VBP hope)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX do) (RB not)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (NN offence))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT that) (NN way)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Do you know I could very easily take offence at your implication here?
(Parse)
(S1 (SQ (AUX Do)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB very) (RB easily))
(VP (VB take)
(NP (NN offence))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (PRP$ your) (NN implication)) (ADVP (RB here)))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Instead, I hope you do not take offence when I ask that you second another, the most sage and rigorous mind in all of Elfdom, but one who tends toward an off – putting solemnity that could be ruinous when confronting a potential informant or foe.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Instead)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP hope)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX do) (RB not)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (NN offence))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP ask)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (NN second)
(NP (NP (DT another)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NX (NX (JJS most) (NN sage)) (CC and) (NX (JJ rigorous) (NN mind))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NP (NP (DT all))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Elfdom))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(NP (NP (NN one))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBZ tends)
(PP (IN toward)
(NP (DT an) (JJ off)))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (VBG putting) (NN solemnity))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (MD could)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ ruinous))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (VP (VBG confronting)
(NP (DT a) (JJ potential) (NN informant) (CC or) (NN foe))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This is making huge assumptions and I take offence, especially after you’ve read number 1.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT This))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG making)
(NP (JJ huge) (NNS assumptions)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP take)
(NP (NN offence)) (, ,)
(SBAR (ADVP (RB especially)) (IN after)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN read)
(NP (NN number) (CD 1)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is more or less thus:’ If someone does something to you or says something about you and YOU take offence then it is your fault at getting offended not the fault of the person that did or said something about you or to you. ’
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RBR more) (CC or) (RBR less)) (ADVP (RB thus)))
(: :) ('' ')
(S (SBAR (IN If)
(S (NP (NN someone))
(VP (VP (AUX does)
(NP (NN something))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP you))))
(CC or)
(VP (VBZ says)
(NP (NP (NN something))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP you))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP YOU))
(VP (VBP take)
(NP (NN offence)))))
(ADVP (RB then))
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN fault))
(PP (IN at)
(S (VP (VBG getting)
(VP (VBN offended)
(NP (NP (RB not) (DT the) (NN fault))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN person))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VP (AUX did)) (CC or)
(VP (VBD said)
(NP (NP (NN something))
(PP (PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP you)))
(CC or)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP you)))
(. .) ('' ')))
In Wikipedia:
She refused to marry a German prince, who took offence and invaded Poland, but was repelled.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD refused)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB marry)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ German) (NN prince)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VP (VBD took)
(NP (NN offence)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD invaded)
(NP (NNP Poland)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN repelled)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
I didn’t take offence, nor did I think her last question the non sequitur of a schizophrenic – Chineseness had everything to do with financial acumen – but she was treating me with the politeness she would accord a stranger who was her equal.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (NN offence)))))
(, ,) (CC nor) (SINV (AUX did)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB think)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ last) (NN question))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN non) (NN sequitur))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (JJ schizophrenic)))
(: --)
(S (NP (NNP Chineseness))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (NN everything))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ financial) (NNS acumen))))
(: --) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG treating)
(NP (PRP me))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN politeness))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB accord)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN stranger))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX was)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ equal)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m capable of making up my own mind thank you. 0 (0.0 %) I take offence, who do they think they are telling me who to vote for? 0 (0.0 %) I think it’s stupid, what do actors know about politics? 0 (0.0 %) None of these come close to capturing how I typically respond, so maybe I’ll comment about it. 0 (0.0 %) In 2004, John Kerry had a lot of celebrity endorsements, while George Bush discouraged them (according to Dennis Miller).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ capable)
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VBG making) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ own) (NN mind)
(S (VP (VB thank)
(NP (PRP you)))))
(. .)
(NP (NP (CD 0)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (CD 0.0) (NN %)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB take)
(NP (NN offence))))
(, ,) (SBARQ (WHNP (WP who)) (SQ (AUX do)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBG telling)
(NP (PRP me))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB vote)
(PP (IN for)))
(. ?))
(NP (NP (CD 0)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (CD 0.0) (NN %)) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ stupid)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (AUX do)
(NP (NNS actors))
(VP (VBP know)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NNS politics) (. ?)
(NP (NP (CD 0) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (CD 0.0) (NN %)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NN None))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT these)))
(VP (VBN come)
(ADJP (JJ close)
(PP (TO to)
(S (VP (VBG capturing)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB typically))
(VP (VB respond) (, ,)
(S (ADVP (RB so) (RB maybe))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB comment)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP it)))
(. .)
(NP (CD 0)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (CD 0.0) (NN %)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))
(SBAR (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (CD 2004)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP John) (NNP Kerry))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN celebrity) (NNS endorsements))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (NNP George) (NNP Bush))
(VP (VBD discouraged)
(NP (PRP them)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(VP (VBG according)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Dennis) (NNP Miller))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Or I will take offence in earnest & raquo; He pushed me away, winked and took my hand.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (CC Or)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (NN offence))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN earnest) (CC &) (FW raquo)))
(: ;)
(NP (PRP He))
(VP (VP (VBD pushed)
(NP (PRP me)) (PRT (RP away)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBD winked)) (CC and)
(VP (VBD took)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN hand))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I take great offence at the comment suggesting that’ ’ stacking shelves at the local supermarket’ ’ is something to be ashamed of!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP take)
(NP (JJ great) (NN offence))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN comment))
(VP (VBG suggesting)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (VP (POS ') ('' ')
(S (VP (VBG stacking)
(NP (NNS shelves))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (JJ local) (NN supermarket)))
('' ') ('' '))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (NN something))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ ashamed)
(PP (IN of)))
(. !)))
And 331 more sentences.
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