[〈det person.n〉 pay.v (k attention.n)]
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You scared me!’ ’ ` ` That’s because you weren’t paying attention!’ ’ ` ` Did anybody ever tell you that you walk like a ghost?’ ’ she paused realizing something. ` ` You messed up my heart! “She had this pout on her face, one eye closed and a wrinkled nose to the left expressed her pain – or frustration.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (UCP (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VBD scared)
(NP (PRP me)))
(. !) ('' ')) ('' ') (`` `)
(S (`` `)
(NP (DT That))
(VP (AUX 's)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX were) (RB n't)
(VP (VBG paying)
(NP (NN attention))))
(. !) ('' ')) ('' ') (`` `) (SBARQ (`` `) (SQ (AUX Did)
(NP (NN anybody)) (ADVP (RB ever))
(VP (VB tell)
(NP (PRP you))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP walk)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (DT a) (NN ghost)))))
(. ?) ('' ')) ('' '))
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD paused)
(S (VP (VBG realizing)
(NP (NN something)))))
(. .) (`` `) (`` `)
(S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VBD messed) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN heart))))
(. !) ('' ') ('' '))
(NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT this) (NN pout))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN face)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (CD one) (NN eye))
(VP (VBN closed)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ wrinkled) (NN nose))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN left))))
(VP (VBD expressed)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN pain)) (: -) (CC or)
(NP (NN frustration)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Its funny how much you can learn if you pay attention.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (PRP$ Its) (JJ funny))
(SBAR (WHNP (WRB how) (JJ much))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB learn)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP pay)
(NP (NN attention)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He pay attention alter ego presumptuous up to stir a eminent victimize in reference to himself.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBP pay)
(NP (NN attention))
(S (NP (VB alter) (NN ego))
(VP (VB presumptuous) (PRT (RP up))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB stir)
(NP (DT a) (JJ eminent) (NN victimize))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN reference))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP himself)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So the next section in the book, I skimmed through as well, I paid a bit more attention than during the prehistory chapter, but Middle Eastern cooking just doesn’t appeal to me as much (still love eating it, just not it’s history as much).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN So)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ next) (NN section))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN book)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD skimmed) (PRT (RP through)) (ADVP (RB as) (RB well))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD paid)
(NP (ADJP (NP (DT a) (NN bit)) (JJR more)) (NN attention))
(PP (IN than)
(PP (IN during)
(NP (DT the) (JJ prehistory) (NN chapter)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NNP Middle) (NNP Eastern) (NN cooking)) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (AUX does) (RB n't)
(VP (VB appeal)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me)))
(ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB much)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (S (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (VBP love)
(S (VP (VBG eating)
(NP (PRP it)))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB just) (RB not))
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NN history)) (ADVP (RB as) (RB much))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
XD Let’s hope that I can actually pay attention and or do my work unlike other years.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP XD) (NNP Let) (POS 's))
(VP (VBP hope)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (VB pay)
(NP (NN attention)) (CC and) (CC or)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN work))
(PP (IN unlike)
(NP (JJ other) (NNS years)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So, don’t ask me who’s a better candidate because I haven’t paid much attention, except those cool comic books that I made exclusively for the readers of my blog.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB So)) (, ,)
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB ask)
(NP (PRP me))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX 's)
(NP (DT a) (JJR better) (NN candidate))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have) (RB n't)
(VP (VBN paid)
(NP (JJ much) (NN attention)) (, ,)
(PP (IN except)
(NP (NP (DT those) (JJ cool) (JJ comic) (NNS books))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD made) (ADVP (RB exclusively))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS readers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN blog))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Yes, you really should pay attention.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ') (INTJ (UH Yes)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (VB pay)
(NP (NN attention))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But if you’re paying attention, here’s the juice.
(Parse)
(S1 (SINV (CC But)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're)
(VP (VBG paying)
(NP (NN attention)))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB here))
(VP (AUX 's))
(NP (DT the) (NN juice)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Rodney needs to reciprocate more, though I wasn’t paying attention in the last few for that.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Rodney))
(VP (VBZ needs)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB reciprocate) (ADVP (RBR more)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was) (RB n't)
(VP (VBG paying)
(NP (NN attention))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (JJ last) (JJ few)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT that)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I didn’t pay attention last year.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB pay)
(NP (NN attention))
(NP (JJ last) (NN year))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I don’t care who you are if you know them or not, it is still a free country for now and there is this thing called freedom of speech that you kids should have learned in class if you were paying attention, what they did was wrong, so yes they should pay the price, if they keep it up they will not have to worry about being with the wrong crowd, because then they will be where the wrong crowd stays when they break the law.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB care)
(SBAR (SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP know)
(NP (PRP them)))))
(CC or) (RB not)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still))
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ free) (NN country))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (RB now)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN thing))
(VP (VBN called)
(NP (NP (NN freedom))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN speech)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you) (NNS kids))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN learned)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN class)))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBG paying)
(NP (NN attention))
(SBAR (S (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX did)
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ wrong)))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB so) (RB yes))
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (VB pay)
(NP (DT the) (NN price)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP keep)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB up))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD will) (RB not)
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB worry)
(PP (IN about)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (JJ wrong) (NN crowd)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (ADVP (RB then))
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (AUX be)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ wrong) (NN crowd))
(VP (VBZ stays)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP break)
(NP (DT the) (NN law)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Now that you’re paying attention, even if you are possibly a little confused, I have guitars to discuss.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Now)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're)
(VP (VBG paying)
(NP (NN attention))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (RB even) (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (NP (RB possibly) (DT a) (JJ little)) (JJ confused)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NNS guitars)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB discuss)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I just got a mac computer for my school work. oviously I’m a straight A student so I always pay attention in class. but at home I want to go on youtube… how do I go on it it has a firewall or child protection on it and I can *n’t go on! help please…
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBD got)
(NP (DT a) (NNP mac) (NN computer))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN school) (NN work)))))
(. .) (ADVP (RB oviously))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm) (DT a)
(VP (ADVP (RB straight))
(NP (DT A) (NN student))
(SBAR (IN so)
(S (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (VBP pay)
(NP (NP (NN attention))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN class)))))
(. .)) (CC but)
(S (PP (IN at)
(NP (NN home)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB go)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN youtube) (NNS ..) (. .) (SBARQ (WHADVP (WRB how)) (SQ (AUX do)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB go)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP it)))
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX has)
(NP (DT a) (NN firewall) (CC or) (NN child) (NN protection))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(NP (NNP *))
(VP (RB n't) (VB go) (PRT (RP on)))))
(. !)
(VP (VB help) (INTJ (UH please) (UH ..))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Clearly I hadn’t been paying enough attention, but about halfway down the project the decision was made to create two versions of the game: the Blender Game Engine Edition (BGE) and the CrystalSpace Edition (CSE).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Clearly))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG paying)
(NP (JJ enough) (NN attention)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (NN halfway))
(PP (IN down)
(NP (DT the) (NN project)))))
(NP (DT the) (NN decision))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN made)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB create)
(NP (NP (CD two) (NNS versions))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN game)) (: :)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Blender) (NNP Game) (NNP Engine) (NN Edition)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP BGE)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP CrystalSpace) (NN Edition)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP CSE)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I didn’t really dig her when she was doing her thing in Wasilla – but I really didn’t pay much attention back then because I lived in Palmer – about 10 miles from Wasilla.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (VB dig)
(NP (PRP her))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG doing)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN thing))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Wasilla)) (: --)
(S (CC but)
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (AUX did) (RB n't)
(VP (VB pay)
(NP (JJ much) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back) (RB then))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD lived)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Palmer)))
(: --)
(NP (NP (QP (RB about) (CD 10)) (NNS miles))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NNP Wasilla)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I should pay closer attention.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (VB pay)
(NP (JJR closer) (NN attention))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Harry and if you pay attention, a tiny bit of Batman!
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNP Harry)) (CC and)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP pay)
(NP (NN attention)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ tiny) (NN bit))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Batman))))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“I don’t really pay attention.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (VB pay)
(NP (NN attention))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So, for those of you not paying attention, there’s a great big scary hurricane headed right for my house.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC So) (, ,)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT those))
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB not))
(VP (VBG paying)
(NP (NN attention))))
(, ,)
(NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ great) (JJ big) (JJ scary) (NN hurricane))
(VP (VBN headed)
(PP (ADVP (RB right)) (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN house)))
(. .)))
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