[〈det (plur onlooker.n)〉 curious.a]
In Wikipedia:
As he spoke to the growing crowd of curious onlookers, he would pull out his wallet and begin wrapping paper money ranging from one dollar up to one hundred dollars, around a select few of the bars.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN As)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD spoke)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (VBG growing) (NN crowd))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VP (VB pull) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN wallet)))
(CC and)
(VP (VB begin)
(S (VP (VBG wrapping)
(NP (NP (NN paper) (NN money))
(VP (VBG ranging)
(PP (PP (IN from)
(NP (QP (NP (CD one) (NN dollar)) (IN up) (TO to) (CD one) (CD hundred)) (NNS dollars)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN around)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ select) (JJ few))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNS bars))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The session was witnessed by curious onlookers defying police warnings to stay away a motion of confidence in Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s government, a motion to affirm the suspension of Zambry Abdul Kadir’s Barisan Nasional cabinet and a motion to dissolve the assembly for snap polls were passed unanimously, 27 – 0.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN session))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN witnessed)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))
(VP (VBG defying)
(NP (NN police) (NNS warnings))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB stay) (ADVP (RB away))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN motion))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NP (NN confidence))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Mohammad) (NNP Nizar) (NNP Jamaluddin) (POS 's)) (NN government))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT a) (NN motion)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB affirm)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN suspension))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Zambry) (NNP Abdul) (NNP Kadir) (POS 's)) (NNP Barisan) (NNP Nasional) (NN cabinet)))))
(CC and)
(NP (DT a) (NN motion)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB dissolve)
(NP (DT the) (NN assembly)
(SBAR (IN for)
(S (NP (JJ snap) (NNS polls))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN passed) (ADVP (RB unanimously)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (CD 27)) (: -)
(NP (CD 0)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A crowd of several hundred protesters and curious onlookers made their way down the 16th Street Mall downtown for a protest of the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN crowd))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (QP (JJ several) (CD hundred)) (NNS protesters)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)))))
(VP (VBD made)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN way))
(PP (IN down)
(NP (DT the) (JJ 16th) (NNP Street) (NN Mall))))
(ADJP (JJ downtown)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN protest))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN treatment))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS detainees))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NNP Guantanamo) (NNP Bay)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Most of them were from Ren’s art classes, while a handful more were friends and curious onlookers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (JJS Most))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP them))))
(VP (AUX were)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (NNP Ren) (POS 's)) (NN art) (NNS classes)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (DT a) (NN handful) (JJR more))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (NP (NNS friends)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Helicopters, news vans and curious onlookers.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NP (NNS Helicopters)) (, ,)
(NP (NN news) (NNS vans)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And it looked like a successful experiment: The street was full of curious onlookers to whom Park (ing) Day volunteers could spread their message about urban space and reclaiming streets for people.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD looked)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (DT a) (JJ successful) (NN experiment)))))
(: :)
(S (NP (DT The) (NN street))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ full)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))
(SBAR (WHPP (TO to) (WHNP (WP whom)))
(S (NP (NNP Park) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NNP ing) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NNP Day) (NNS volunteers))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB spread)
(NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN message))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (JJ urban) (NN space)) (CC and)
(NP (VBG reclaiming) (NNS streets))))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNS people))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The cast and crew of the most recent iteration The Island, airing now (sigh), reportedly left behind tons of trash for the Panamanian locals to clean up: The area was tight with security that kept curious onlookers out during production.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN cast) (CC and) (NN crew))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the)
(ADJP (RBS most) (JJ recent)) (NN iteration) (NNP The) (NNP Island)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBG airing) (ADVP (RB now)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NN sigh) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(, ,)) (ADVP (RB reportedly))
(VP (VBD left) (PRT (RP behind))
(NP (NP (NNS tons))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN trash)))
(SBAR (IN for)
(S (NP (DT the) (NNP Panamanian) (NNS locals))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB clean) (PRT (RP up)))
(: :)
(S (NP (DT The) (NN area))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ tight)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NN security))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD kept)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))
(PP (IN out)
(PP (IN during)
(NP (NN production)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Sacred ceremonies were sometimes subject to interference from overzealous officials or curious onlookers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ Sacred) (NNS ceremonies))
(VP (AUX were) (ADVP (RB sometimes))
(ADJP (JJ subject)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NN interference))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (JJ overzealous) (NNS officials)) (CC or)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The question of sexuality is often posed, by ourselves as much as the curious onlookers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN question))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN sexuality))))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB often))
(VP (VBN posed) (, ,)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (PRP ourselves)))
(ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB much))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT the) (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
“Although he initially tried to keep curious onlookers away, Jordan found that he could finance additional electronic and architectural projects at the site by charging a small tour fee.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' '')
(S (SBAR (IN Although)
(S (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB initially))
(VP (VBD tried)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB keep)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)) (ADVP (RB away)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Jordan))
(VP (VBD found)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB finance)
(NP (JJ additional) (JJ electronic) (CC and) (JJ architectural) (NNS projects))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN site)))
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (VBG charging)
(NP (DT a) (JJ small) (NN tour) (NN fee)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The branch manager wends his way through Village Singeetam, drawing an ever – swelling crowd of curious onlookers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN branch) (NN manager))
(VP (VBZ wends)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN way))
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NNP Village) (NNP Singeetam)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG drawing) (ADVP (DT an) (RB ever)) (: -)
(NP (NP (VBG swelling) (NN crowd))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Here, in stead, just hundreds of curious onlookers, nosing up to the buildings, taking pictures of each other embracing the heroic George Washington statue; it’s that kind of warm fuzzy feeling you wish all tourists got, not just the ones who arrive with big pockets stuffed full of Euros and who drive to the theater in stretch limos.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Here)) (, ,)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN stead)) (, ,) (RB just)
(NP (NP (NNS hundreds))
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)) (, ,)
(VP (VBG nosing) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NNS buildings))))
(, ,))
(VP (VBG taking)
(NP (NP (NNS pictures))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT each) (JJ other)))
(VP (VBG embracing)
(NP (DT the) (JJ heroic) (NNP George) (NNP Washington) (NN statue))))
(: ;)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (NP (DT that) (NN kind))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ warm) (JJ fuzzy) (NN feeling)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP wish)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT all) (NNS tourists))
(VP (VBD got)))))
(, ,) (CONJP (RB not) (RB just))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS ones))
(SBAR (SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBP arrive)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (JJ big) (NNS pockets))
(VP (VBD stuffed)
(ADJP (JJ full)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Euros))))
(CC and)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBP drive)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN theater))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN stretch) (NNS limos)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Even with the barrage of’ ’ chit – chat’ ’ by curious onlookers and continued additions, Burke says he finished it’ ’ this month space out over about 7 days.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (ADVP (RB Even)) (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN barrage))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NN chit)) (: -)
(NP (VB chat) (POS ')) (: ')))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ continued) (NNS additions)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Burke))
(VP (VBZ says)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD finished)
(S (NP (PRP it)) ('' ')
(VP (POS ')
(NP (DT this) (NN month) (NN space)) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (QP (RB about) (CD 7)) (NNS days)))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
divers we reach the boundary verge and swan dive windmill arms churn water, grind years; red veins of the tide float now, fallen and safe while curious onlookers wring though – hands, worry memory’s tapestry evade them? they’re wrapped in it, drowning. twist? our love’s expansive. I’ll recount a queen’s fable on a deck – hand’s raft if you trade gold for an anchor, for rapture’s sunken prize. sink, and I’ll deliver you rise, and I’ll greet from jacklight forage to hares and hounds there’s a pearl in you I plunge for. – m. heart, 2006 poems are unwieldy creatures and though I always tell myself I will go back and fine – tune them, I seldom do. this one is no exception, but the mood of the photo brought it to mind? one of the few unlost poems from my old (stolen) laptop. well, they were just words I suppose, and I can probably string more of them together if I put my mind to it. today we’re headed out to visit my family, and perhaps in the coming week I will feel as if I’m able to write an update about how my parents are doing and what the immediate future holds. for now I will say that personally, since I started a regular workout regimen a couple of weeks ago I have a lot more energy and am doing a lot less crying.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (FRAG (NP (NNS divers))
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBP reach)
(SBAR (S (S (NP (DT the) (NN boundary) (NN verge) (CC and) (NN swan) (NN dive) (NN windmill) (NNS arms))
(VP (VBP churn)
(S (NP (NP (NP (NP (NN water)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (NN grind) (NNS years)) (: ;)
(NP (NP (JJ red) (NNS veins))
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN tide))
(VP (VB float)
(ADJP (RB now) (, ,) (VBN fallen) (CC and) (JJ safe))
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))
(VP (VB wring) (ADVP (RB though)))
(: -)
(NP (NNS hands)))
(, ,)) (NN worry) (NN memory) (POS 's)) (NN tapestry))
(VP (VB evade)
(NP (PRP them)))
(. ?)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX 're)
(VP (VBN wrapped)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP it)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG drowning)))))
(. .))
(NP (NN twist)) (. ?)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (NN love))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ expansive))))
(. .))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB recount)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN queen) (POS 's)) (NN fable))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT a) (NN deck)))
(: -)
(S (NP (NN hand))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NN raft))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (S (S (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB trade)
(S (NP (NP (NN gold))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT an) (VB anchor)) (, ,)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NN rapture) (POS 's)) (JJ sunken) (NN prize)))
(. .))))
(VP (VB sink)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB deliver)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB rise)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB greet)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (JJ jacklight) (NN forage))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNS hares) (CC and) (NNS hounds))
(SBAR (S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (DT a) (NAC (NNP pearl)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (PRP you))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP plunge)
(PP (IN for)))
(. .)))
(: -)
(NP (NNP m)) (. .))))
(NN heart))))
(, ,)
(NP (CD 2006) (NNS poems))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (JJ unwieldy) (NNS creatures))))
(CC and)
(S (SBAR (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (VBP tell)
(NP (PRP myself)))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB go) (PRT (RP back))
(S (CC and) (ADVP (NP (NP (NN fine)) (: -)
(S (S (NP (NN tune)
(S (NP (PRP them)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB seldom))
(VP (AUX do)) (. .)))
(NP (DT this) (NN one))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT no) (NN exception))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN mood))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN photo))))
(VP (VBD brought)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB mind))))
(. ?)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ few) (NN unlost) (NNS poems))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ old) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (JJ stolen) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NN laptop)))
(. .)) (RB well)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (RB just) (NNS words)
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP suppose)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB probably))
(VP (NN string)
(NP (NP (JJR more))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP them)))
(SBAR (RB together) (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP put)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN mind))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(. .) (NN today)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 're)
(VP (VBN headed) (PRT (RP out))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB visit)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN family)) (PRN (, ,)
(S (CC and) (ADVP (RB perhaps)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (VBG coming) (NN week))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB feel)
(SBAR (IN as) (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ able)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB write)
(NP (DT an) (NN update))
(PP (IN about)
(SBAR (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS parents))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBG doing)))))
(CC and)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ immediate) (NN future))
(VP (VBZ holds)))
(. .)))
(SBAR (IN for)
(S (ADVP (RB now))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB say)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (ADVP (RB personally)) (, ,)
(PP (IN since)
(NP (PRP I)))
(VP (VBD started)
(NP (DT a) (JJ regular) (NN workout) (NN regimen)) (ADVP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN couple))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS weeks))))
(RB ago))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (AUX have)
(NP (DT a) (NN lot))
(NP (JJR more) (NN energy)))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX am)
(VP (VBG doing)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot))
(ADJP (RBR less) (JJ crying)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Several other ‘hunters’ are on its trail as well: a mix of curious onlookers and nature lovers all eager to shoot it – with their cameras, that is.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (JJ Several) (JJ other) ('' ') (NNS hunters) (POS '))
(VP (VP (AUX are)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NN trail)))
(ADVP (RB as) (RB well)))
(: :)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN mix))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers)) (CC and)
(NP (NN nature) (NNS lovers))))
(ADJP (RB all) (JJ eager)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB shoot)
(NP (PRP it)))
(: -)
(S (PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS cameras)))
(, ,)
(NP (DT that))
(VP (AUX is)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They could so easily have made plexiglass walls, allowing curious onlookers to watch and work up the nerve to enter and play, while giving players the comfort of clean air and low noise.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB so) (RB easily))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN made)
(NP (JJ plexiglass) (NNS walls)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG allowing)
(S (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB watch) (CC and) (VB work) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (DT the) (NN nerve))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB enter) (CC and) (VB play))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (VP (VBG giving)
(NP (NNS players))
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN comfort))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ clean) (NN air))))
(CC and)
(NP (JJ low) (NN noise)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He had quite the entourage of curious onlookers last year.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD had)
(NP (NP (PDT quite) (DT the) (NN entourage))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))))
(NP (JJ last) (NN year)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Just a slow, lazy, ascent with hundreds of curious onlookers squinting up at us.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (RB Just) (DT a) (JJ slow) (, ,) (JJ lazy) (, ,) (NN ascent))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNS hundreds))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))
(VP (VBG squinting) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (PRP us)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
While controversy may upset some, it also creates traffic as curious onlookers come to gawk and anti-griefers come to abuse report imagery they find objectionable.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN While)
(S (NP (NN controversy))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (VB upset)
(NP (DT some)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBZ creates)
(NP (NN traffic))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (S (NP (JJ curious) (NNS onlookers))
(VP (VBP come)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (CD gawk)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NNS anti-griefers))
(VP (VBP come)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NN abuse) (NN report) (NN imagery))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP find)
(S (ADJP (JJ objectionable))))
(. .)))
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