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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She wore a neat skirt and jacket, her hair tied back and even her shoes carefully polished.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD wore)
(NP (DT a) (JJ neat) (NN skirt) (CC and) (NN jacket)) (, ,)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN hair))
(VP (VBN tied) (PRT (RP back))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (RB even) (PRP$ her) (NNS shoes))
(ADJP (RB carefully) (JJ polished)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He spoke with the CEO’s assistant who? blurted out that the executive kept such a tight schedule that he got up before dawn every morning just to get his shoes polished.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD spoke)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN CEO) (POS 's)) (NN assistant)))
(FRAG (WHNP (WP who)) (. ?)
(VP (VBD blurted) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN executive))
(VP (VBD kept)
(NP (PDT such) (DT a) (JJ tight) (NN schedule))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD got) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN before)
(NP (NN dawn)))
(NP (DT every) (NN morning))
(S (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB get)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS shoes))
(ADJP (JJ polished)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
This consists of the school suit, and polished shoes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This))
(VP (VBZ consists)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN school) (NN suit)) (, ,) (CC and)
(NP (JJ polished) (NNS shoes)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
The boy was arrayed in a neat grey flannel suit, with a tie, a white shirt, and beautifully polished shoes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN boy))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN arrayed)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (JJ neat) (NNP grey) (NN flannel) (NN suit)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN tie)) (, ,)
(NP (DT a) (JJ white) (NN shirt)) (, ,) (CC and) (RB beautifully)
(NP (JJ polished) (NNS shoes)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I couldn’t help feeling that sense of dread that creeps up on me whenever I encounter the self-important goons in the security service with their polished shoes, neat uniforms and empty stomachs.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could) (RB n't)
(VP (VB help)
(S (VP (VBG feeling)
(NP (NP (DT that) (NN sense))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN dread)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ creeps) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP me)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB whenever))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB encounter)
(NP (DT the) (JJ self-important) (NNS goons))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN security) (NN service))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (PRP$ their) (VBN polished) (NNS shoes)) (, ,)
(NP (JJ neat) (NNS uniforms)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ empty) (NNS stomachs)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The hotelkeepr walked up and down to see that our dickeys were clean and our collars and jackets spotless, that no buttons were missing, and that our shoes were polished.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN hotelkeepr))
(VP (VBD walked) (ADVP (RB up) (CC and) (RB down))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB see)
(SBAR (SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS dickeys))
(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJ clean)) (CC and)
(ADJP (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS collars) (CC and) (NNS jackets)) (JJ spotless)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT no) (NNS buttons))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBG missing)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS shoes))
(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (JJ polished))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You can imagine how dismayed I was to turn my head slowly and see a pair of very polished black shoes standing on the end of the very table we were at.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB imagine)
(SBAR (WHADJP (WRB how) (JJ dismayed))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN head)) (ADVP (RB slowly)))
(CC and)
(VP (VB see)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN pair))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (ADJP (RB very) (JJ polished)) (JJ black) (NNS shoes))
(VP (VBG standing)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN end))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ very) (NN table))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX were)
(PP (IN at))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We keep our uniforms pressed, our brass shiny and our shoes polished.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP We))
(VP (VB keep)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS uniforms))
(VP (VBN pressed)))
(, ,)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ our) (NN brass))
(ADJP (JJ shiny)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS shoes))
(ADJP (JJ polished)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
William saw that he was well dressed with a dark, double-breasted suit and polished shoes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP William))
(VP (VBD saw)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB well) (VBN dressed)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ dark) (, ,) (JJ double-breasted) (NN suit)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ polished) (NNS shoes)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
His brown shoes which, like his suit, were a little too heavy for the warm weather, were nevertheless highly polished.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (PRP$ His) (JJ brown) (NNS shoes))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (, ,)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN suit)))
(, ,)
(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (NP (DT a) (JJ little)) (RB too) (JJ heavy)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (JJ warm) (NN weather)))))
(, ,))))
(VP (AUX were) (ADVP (RB nevertheless))
(ADJP (RB highly) (JJ polished)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
From the security and hyper – organization surrounding the event, to the polished shoes and business – casual dress worn by many vets, to the verification and corroboration team that checked out the story of each testifier, everything seemed to say: “We’re not radicals, we’re your military, and you need to hear our stories.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (PP (PP (IN From)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN security)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (JJ hyper) (PRN (: -)
(NP (NP (NN organization))
(VP (VBG surrounding)
(NP (DT the) (NN event)))
(, ,)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (JJ polished) (NNS shoes) (CC and) (NN business))))
(: -)) (JJ casual) (NN dress))
(VP (VBN worn)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (JJ many) (NNS vets))))
(, ,)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN verification) (CC and) (NN corroboration) (NN team))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD checked) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN story))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT each) (NN testifier))))
(, ,)
(NP (NN everything))
(VP (VBD seemed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB say)))))
(: :) ('' ') ('' '))
(NP (PRP We))
(VP (AUX 're) (RB not)
(NP (NNS radicals))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 're)
(NP (PRP$ your) (JJ military))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX need)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB hear)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NNS stories))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She wore a neat skirt and jacket, her hair tied back and even her shoes carefully polished.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD wore)
(NP (DT a) (JJ neat) (NN skirt) (CC and) (NN jacket)) (, ,)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN hair))
(VP (VBN tied) (PRT (RP back))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (RB even) (PRP$ her) (NNS shoes))
(ADJP (RB carefully) (JJ polished)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
His shoes were always brightly polished before being put away – echoes of childhood here – each pair with wooden trees inside them.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ His) (NNS shoes))
(VP (AUX were) (ADVP (RB always))
(ADJP (RB brightly) (JJ polished))
(PP (IN before)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBN put) (PRT (RP away)) (PRN (: --)
(NP (NP (NNS echoes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN childhood)) (ADVP (RB here)))))
(: --))
(NP (NP (DT each) (NN pair))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (JJ wooden) (NNS trees))
(PP (IN inside)
(NP (PRP them)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I think she’s a little tongue – tied at the moment,? said a smugly amused voice, just as a pair of polished shoes came into view.
(Parse)
(S1 (SINV (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ little) (NN tongue)) (: -)
(VP (VBN tied)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN moment))))
(, ,)))
(. ?)))))
(VP (VBD said))
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB smugly) (VBN amused)) (NN voice)) (, ,)
(SBAR (RB just) (IN as)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (NN pair))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ polished) (NNS shoes))))
(VP (VBD came)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NN view)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Behind him, Briant sat calmly, legs outstretched, his hands thrust into the pockets of his near-white coat, his eyes fixed on the toes of his highly polished shoes as he rocked his crossed ankles in a slow rhythm.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (PP (IN Behind)
(NP (PRP him)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Briant))
(VP (VBD sat) (ADVP (RB calmly))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNS legs))
(VP (VBD outstretched) (, ,)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS hands))
(VP (VBN thrust)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS pockets))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (JJ near-white) (NN coat))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes))
(VP (VBN fixed)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS toes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his)
(ADJP (RB highly) (JJ polished)) (NNS shoes)))))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD rocked)
(NP (PRP$ his) (VBN crossed) (NNS ankles))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (JJ slow) (NN rhythm))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Shadows look at himself, his shoes were polished, clothing nicely fitted his body, they were ironed and folded nicely, he thought he looked very proper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PRN ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (NNS Shadows))
(VP (VBP look)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (PRP himself)))))
(, ,))
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS shoes))
(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (JJ polished))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NN clothing)) (ADVP (RB nicely))
(VP (VBN fitted)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN body))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN ironed) (CC and) (VBN folded) (ADVP (RB nicely)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD thought)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD looked)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ proper))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
His short combed hair, well – polished brown shoes and leather suitcase had the indications of a well – mannered businessman in yet another business trip.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (PRP$ His)
(ADJP (RB short) (VBN combed)) (NN hair)) (, ,) (INTJ (UH well)) (: -)
(NP (NP (JJ polished) (JJ brown) (NNS shoes)) (CC and)
(NP (NN leather) (NN suitcase)))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS indications))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (NN well)))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (JJ mannered) (NN businessman))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (ADJP (RB yet) (DT another)) (NN business) (NN trip))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She wore a neat skirt and jacket, her hair tied back and even her shoes carefully polished.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD wore)
(NP (DT a) (JJ neat) (NN skirt) (CC and) (NN jacket)) (, ,)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN hair))
(VP (VBN tied) (PRT (RP back))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (RB even) (PRP$ her) (NNS shoes))
(ADJP (RB carefully) (JJ polished)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The sand lay blue in the moonlight and the iron tires of the wagons rolled among the shapes of the riders in gleaming hoops that veered and wheeled woundedly and vaguely navigational like slender astrolabes and the polished shoes of the horses kept hasping up like a myriad of eyes winking across the desert floor.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN sand))
(VP (VBD lay)
(ADJP (JJ blue))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN moonlight)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN iron) (NNS tires))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS wagons))
(VP (VP (VBN rolled)
(PP (IN among)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS shapes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS riders))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (VBG gleaming) (NNS hoops)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD veered)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN wheeled)
(ADJP (ADVP (RB woundedly) (CC and) (RB vaguely)) (JJ navigational))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (JJ slender) (NNS astrolabes)))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ polished) (NNS shoes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNS horses)))))
(VP (VBD kept)
(S (VP (VBG hasping) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ myriad))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS eyes))
(VP (VBG winking)
(PP (IN across)
(NP (DT the) (NN desert) (NN floor)))
(. .)))
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