Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The 23 – year – old Norwegian model, who plays the central character in the music vid that’s quickening pulses around Europe, has a past as an adult film star.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (DT The) (CD 23) (: -)
(NP (NN year)) (: -)
(NP (NP (JJ old) (JJ Norwegian) (NN model)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBZ plays)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ central) (NN character))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN music) (JJ vid)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBG quickening)
(NP (NNS pulses))
(PP (IN around)
(NP (NNP Europe)))))
(, ,)
(VP (AUX has)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN past))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT an) (JJ adult) (NN film) (NN star))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Now I’m playing my second character, and I just started my fourth adventure without losing an encounter yet.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Now))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG playing)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ second) (NN character)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBD started)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ fourth) (NN adventure))
(PP (IN without)
(S (VP (VBG losing)
(NP (DT an) (NN encounter)) (ADVP (RB yet))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So while I did a relationship meme already, I’m begging (?) for more input on how I play this particular character.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC So)
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did)
(NP (DT a) (NN relationship) (JJ meme)) (ADVP (RB already)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG begging) (-LRB- -LRB-) (. ?) (-RRB- -RRB-)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (JJR more) (NN input))
(PP (IN on)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP play)
(NP (DT this) (JJ particular) (NN character))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So then I begin wondering if I can play my character right at all.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC So) (RB then)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP begin)
(S (VP (VBG wondering)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN character)) (ADVP (RB right)) (ADVP (IN at) (DT all)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He’ll come across as cocky, arrogant and picking fights… be warned: he can angst, too (I play too many angsty characters).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB come) (PRT (RP across))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (JJ cocky) (, ,) (JJ arrogant) (CC and) (NN picking) (NNS fights)) (ADVP (RB ..) (. .))
(VP (VB be)
(VP (VBN warned)))))
(: :)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (NN angst) (, ,) (ADVP (RB too)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP play)
(NP (ADJP (RB too) (JJ many)) (JJ angsty) (NNS characters))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You may play characters from any anime, manga, movie, or video game of your choice.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (NP (NNS characters))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT any) (NNP anime) (, ,) (NNP manga) (, ,) (NN movie) (, ,) (CC or) (NN video) (NN game))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN choice)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Estelle Harris, who played the character, had not seen “Seinfeld” before she auditioned for the role.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Estelle) (NNP Harris)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD played)
(NP (DT the) (NN character)))))
(, ,))
(VP (AUX had) (RB not)
(VP (VBN seen) ('' '')
(NP (NNP Seinfeld)) ('' '')
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD auditioned)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (NN role)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
No, this is with forum story lines wherein my character was magically puppetted around into being completely out of character and ignoring her own suggestions for how to resolve the problem, and now I find out that people disliked my requests to halt and desist so that I could play my own character.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (INTJ (UH No)) (, ,)
(NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NN forum) (NN story) (NNS lines))
(VP (VP (VBG wherein)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN character))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (ADVP (RB magically)) (VBN puppetted) (PRT (RP around))
(PP (IN into)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (RB completely) (JJ out)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN character)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG ignoring)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ own) (NNS suggestions))
(PP (IN for)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB resolve)
(NP (DT the) (NN problem))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB now))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP find) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NNS people))
(VP (VBD disliked)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS requests)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB halt) (CC and) (VB desist)))))
(CC so)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ own) (NN character)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Erik Knudsen, who played the lead character, has gone on to do other projects.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Erik) (NNP Knudsen)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD played)
(NP (DT the) (JJ lead) (NN character)))))
(, ,))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN gone) (PRT (RP on))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (JJ other) (NNS projects))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Davis, Chris Owens, James Pickens Jr. and Mitch Pileggi playing different characters in 1939 on a British warship.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Davis)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Chris) (NNP Owens)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP James) (NNP Pickens) (NNP Jr.)) (CC and)
(NP (NNP Mitch) (NNP Pileggi)))
(VP (VBG playing)
(NP (JJ different) (NNS characters))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1939)))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT a) (JJ British) (NN warship))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It was so much fun to sit with you at lunch and watch you play silly characters and harp about the Green Lantern and anime.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (ADJP (RB so) (JJ much)) (NN fun)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB sit)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP you)))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN lunch))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB watch)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB play)
(NP (JJ silly) (NNS characters)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB harp)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Green) (NNP Lantern)) (CC and)
(NP (NNP anime))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
If you play multiple characters, you must be able to differentiate between them.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN If)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP play)
(NP (JJ multiple) (NNS characters)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD must)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ able)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB differentiate)
(PP (IN between)
(NP (PRP them)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So then I begin wondering if I can play my character right at all.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC So) (RB then)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP begin)
(S (VP (VBG wondering)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN character)) (ADVP (RB right)) (ADVP (IN at) (DT all)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I am willing to consider having players take on additional characters (or’ ‘alts’ ’). Should you wish to do this, the following conditions apply: You may play as many characters as you like, but be sure that you have enough time to play them all.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(ADJP (JJ willing)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB consider)
(S (VP (AUXG having)
(S (NP (NNS players))
(VP (VB take) (PRT (RP on))
(NP (JJ additional) (NNS characters)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC or)
(VP (POS ') ('' ')
(NP (NNS alts) (POS ')) ('' ')) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(. .) (SQ (MD Should)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB wish)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (DT this))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (JJ following) (NNS conditions))
(VP (VBP apply) (: :)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ many)) (NNS characters))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VP (VBP like)) (, ,) (CC but)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ sure)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (JJ enough) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (NP (PRP them))
(NP (DT all)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Margo is Penelope Keith, who played almost the exact same character in To the Manor Born, and Jerry is Paul Eddington, best known as Jim Hacker in Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Margo))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (NNP Penelope) (NNP Keith)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD played)
(NP (RB almost) (DT the) (JJ exact) (JJ same) (NN character))
(PP (IN in)
(PP (TO To)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Manor) (NNP Born))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Jerry))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (NNP Paul) (NNP Eddington)) (, ,)
(VP (ADVP (RB best)) (VBN known)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (NNP Jim) (NN Hacker))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Yes) (NNP Minister) (CC and) (NNP Yes) (NNP Prime) (NNP Minister)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You must have played your second character for a month before you can apply for a third.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (MD must)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN played)
(NP (PRP$ your) (JJ second) (NN character))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (NN month)))
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB apply)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (JJ third))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There are also five people dressed in all – black Victorian outfits, who play minor characters on occasion (guy at restaurant who pours Oscar and Bosie some more wine, prison guard) and also are puppeteers, because Cyril and Vyvyan are both lifesize puppets.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB also))
(NP (NP (CD five) (NNS people))
(VP (VBN dressed)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT all))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (JJ black) (JJ Victorian) (NNS outfits)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VP (VBP play)
(NP (NP (JJ minor) (NNS characters))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN occasion)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (NP (NN guy))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN restaurant)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBZ pours)
(NP (NNP Oscar) (CC and) (NNP Bosie)))
(NP (DT some) (JJR more) (NN wine)) (, ,)
(NP (NN prison) (NN guard)))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB also)) (AUX are)
(NP (NNS puppeteers)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (NNP Cyril) (CC and) (NNP Vyvyan))
(VP (VBP are)
(NP (DT both) (JJ lifesize) (NNS puppets))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Stone had an’ ’ absolute belief that I could play this character who was absolutely nothing like me.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Stone))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT an) ('' ') ('' ') (JJ absolute) (NN belief)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN character))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (RB absolutely) (NN nothing))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (PRP me)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is interesting that in some R & J productions, they just sort of cut out the L. M. death (including the Zefferelli film), making me wonder that it wasn’t so much a plot requirement as a pragmatic one for the actors – the actor (male) who played the character was needed for another role, and with today’s use of women to play their parts, and sometimes playing men’s roles to balance things better, that’s less necessary.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ interesting))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (DT some) (NN R) (CC &) (NNP J) (NNS productions)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VB sort) (IN of)
(VP (VB cut) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP L) (. .) (NNP M.) (NN death)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(PP (VBG including)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Zefferelli) (NN film)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG making)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VBP wonder)
(SBAR (SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB so) (RB much))
(NP (DT a) (NN plot) (NN requirement))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ pragmatic) (NN one))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS actors)) (: -)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN actor)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (JJ male) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD played)
(NP (DT the) (NN character)))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN needed)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT another) (NN role))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(SBAR (IN with)
(S (NP (NP (NP (NN today) (POS 's)) (NN use))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS women))))
(VP (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS parts))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB sometimes)) (VBG playing)
(NP (NP (NNS men) (POS 's)) (NNS roles)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB balance)
(NP (NNS things)) (ADVP (RBR better)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (RBR less) (JJ necessary)))))
(. .)))
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