[〈det act.n〉 simple.a]
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It’s that simple act of caring, that staying up all night even though you have work in the morning, with a big meeting and a deadline that won *n’t budge – that’s what says you love your partner.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (DT that) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN caring))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (VP (VBG staying) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (DT all) (NN night))
(SBAR (RB even) (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VB work)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN morning)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ big) (NN meeting)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN deadline))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD won)
(S (NP (NNP *))
(VP (RB n't) (VB budge)))
(: -)
(S (NP (DT that))
(VP (AUX 's)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (VP (VBZ says)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP love)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN partner))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
helloowzz! yeah, came back specially just to update you on my coursework. well in the end I really did build a robot. with lots of scrap metal and stuff. I had a really hard time collecting ALL that junk. and uh my robot will be in a position that is breastfeeding a baby. not a real baby of course, and not a robot baby either. just some doll that’s supposed to symbolize a real human baby. well the message I’m trying to put across is about some kinda loss of humanity, whereby such a simple and basic act of breastfeeding will / may in the future, be taken over by robots. are we really going to leave our babies in the hands of robots? can you imagine… those cute chubby innocent babies in the robots’ hard stiff cold unfeeling hands?! no way! and to reiterate my point of how cute and innocent babies are… everyone can watch a video of this really cute toddler called Zoei Toh. seeing her sing, and her innocent actions makes me forget all troubles! the URL is:? this website v = AR4PQ30VkBk? all baby – lovers and christians are strongly encouraged to watch it. you will simply fall in love with her!?
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNP helloowzz)) (. !) (INTJ (UH yeah)) (, ,)
(VP (VBD came) (PRT (RP back))
(S (RB specially) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB update)
(NP (PRP you))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN coursework)))
(. .) (ADVP (RB well)
(PP (IN in)
(S (S (S (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN end))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (AUX did)
(VP (VB build)
(NP (DT a) (NN robot) (. .))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NP (NNS lots))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN scrap) (NN metal))))
(CC and)
(NP (NN stuff)))
(. .))))
(NP (PRP I)))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB really) (JJ hard)) (NN time))))
(VP (VBG collecting)
(NP (PDT ALL) (DT that) (NN junk)))
(. .)) (CC and)
(S (INTJ (UH uh))
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN robot))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (AUX be)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN position))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG breastfeeding)
(NP (DT a) (NN baby))))
(. .)))))
(RB not)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ real) (NN baby))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN course))))
(, ,) (CC and) (RB not)
(NP (DT a) (NN robot) (NN baby)))
(ADVP (RB either))))
(. .)))
(ADVP (RB just))
(NP (NP (DT some) (NN doll))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBN supposed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB symbolize)
(NP (DT a) (JJ real) (JJ human) (NN baby))))
(. .)
(NP (RB well) (DT the) (NN message)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG trying)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB put)
(SBAR (IN across)
(S (VP (VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (DT some) (NN kinda) (NN loss))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN humanity)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB whereby))
(S (NP (NP (PDT such) (DT a)
(ADJP (JJ simple) (CC and) (JJ basic)) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (VBG breastfeeding))))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (ADVP (RB /)) (MD may)
(SBAR (IN in)
(S (S (NP (DT the) (NN future)) (, ,)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN taken) (PRT (RP over))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NNS robots)))))
(. .))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (PRP we) (RB really))
(VP (VBG going)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB leave)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NNS babies))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS hands))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS robots))))
(. ?)))
(SQ (MD can)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB imagine) (ADVP (RB ..)))
(. .))
(NP (DT those) (JJ cute) (JJ chubby) (JJ innocent) (NNS babies))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS robots) (POS ')) (JJ hard) (JJ stiff) (JJ cold) (JJ unfeeling) (NNS hands)))))
(. ?) (. !)
(NP (DT no) (NN way)) (. !)))
(CC and)
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB reiterate)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN point))
(PP (IN of)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (S (NP (JJ cute) (CC and) (JJ innocent) (NNS babies))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBN ..))))
(. .)
(NP (NN everyone))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB watch)
(NP (DT a) (NN video))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT this)
(ADJP (RB really) (JJ cute)) (NN toddler))
(VP (VBN called)
(NP (NNP Zoei) (NNP Toh))))
(. .))))
(S (VP (VBG seeing)
(S (NP (PRP$ her))
(VP (VB sing)
(S (, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ innocent) (NNS actions))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(VP (VB forget)
(NP (DT all) (NNS troubles))))
(. !)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN URL))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (S (FRAG (: :) (. ?)
(NP (DT this) (JJ website) (NNP v)) (X (SYM =))
(NP (NNP AR4PQ30VkBk)) (. ?)
(NP (DT all) (NN baby)) (: -)
(S (NP (NNS lovers) (CC and) (NNS christians))
(VP (AUX are) (RB strongly)
(VP (VBN encouraged)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB watch)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(. .))
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB simply))
(VP (VB fall)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN love))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP her))))
(. !))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The simple act of a change of colour, made that kitchen… our kitchen…
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN change))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (FW colour)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBN made)
(NP (DT that) (NN kitchen) (NN ..)))
(. .)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NN kitchen) (NN ..)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I knew the denim was weak but I had no idea that a simple act would bring about their ruin.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD knew)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN denim))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ weak))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT no) (NN idea)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT a) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB bring) (PRT (RP about))
(NP (PRP$ their) (VB ruin)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The act of being a bum is quite simple, really.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(NP (DT a) (NNP bum)))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB quite) (JJ simple)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB really)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
As we promote the Senate version of the bill, the Fair Pay Restoration Act (S.1843), we must remind our Senators that the proposed Act is really quite simple – it does nothing new and simply gives women back the decades – old enforcement rights that the Supreme Court took away from them last year!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN As)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VB promote)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Senate) (NN version))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN bill)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Fair) (NNP Pay) (NNP Restoration) (NNP Act)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP S.1843)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (MD must)
(VP (VB remind)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NNS Senators))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (VBN proposed) (NN Act))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB really) (RB quite) (JJ simple)) (: -)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VP (AUX does)
(NP (NN nothing) (JJ new)))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB simply)) (VBZ gives)
(NP (NNS women)) (PRT (RP back))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS decades)) (: -)
(NP (NP (JJ old) (NN enforcement) (NNS rights))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (NP (DT the) (NNP Supreme) (NNP Court))
(VP (VBD took) (ADVP (RB away)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP them))))
(NP (JJ last) (NN year)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Or show them the love of Christ through some simple act of kindness.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC Or)
(VP (VB show)
(NP (PRP them))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN love))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Christ))))
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NP (DT some) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN kindness)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It’s amazing how much of a difference the simple act of reading an iXWebHosting review can make because it leads you to a Window web hosting review that informs you how excellent iXWebHosting is as a Windows web hosting provider.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ amazing))
(SBAR (WHNP (WHNP (WRB how) (JJ much))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (NN difference))))
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VBG reading)
(NP (DT an) (JJ iXWebHosting) (NN review)))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB make)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ leads)
(NP (PRP you))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN Window) (NN web))
(VP (VBG hosting)
(NP (NP (NN review))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ informs)
(NP (PRP you))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (JJ excellent) (NN iXWebHosting))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT a) (NNS Windows) (NN web) (VBG hosting) (NN provider)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
this website Tony Neeves discusses the importance of letter writing to their child and how that simple act can allow you to be a blessing to that child.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT this) (JJ website) (NNP Tony) (NNP Neeves))
(VP (VBZ discusses)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN importance))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN letter) (NN writing)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NN child))))
(SBAR (CC and) (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (DT that) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB allow)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN blessing))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT that) (NN child)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Although the actual act of geo – tagging your product is simple, it has huge potential for future delivery of your products.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Although)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ actual) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (NNP geo)) (: -)
(VP (VBG tagging)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN product)))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ simple)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX has)
(NP (NP (JJ huge) (NN potential))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (JJ future) (NN delivery))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NNS products))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Though the act itself might be very simple but it is the attitude behind the action which is valuable.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Though))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN act))
(NP (PRP itself)))
(VP (MD might)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ simple)))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN attitude))
(PP (IN behind)
(NP (DT the) (NN action)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ valuable)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A very simple digital scale has been invented that has compiled a complex procedure into the simple act of standing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT A)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ simple)) (JJ digital) (NN scale))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN invented)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN compiled)
(NP (DT a) (JJ complex) (NN procedure))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN standing)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This child, this scholar will play a deeper role in my myriad of plots, a simple predatory act of nourishment would not be good enough for a resourceful little wretch like this.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This) (NN child)) (, ,)
(NP (DT this) (NN scholar))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (DT a) (JJR deeper) (NN role))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ myriad))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS plots)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ simple) (JJ predatory) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN nourishment))))
(VP (MD would) (RB not)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ good) (RB enough)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ resourceful) (JJ little) (NN wretch))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (DT this)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The simple act of writing? or typing letters can be enough to get some people in the groove of creating again.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN writing)))
(. ?)) (CC or)
(NP (JJ typing) (NNS letters)))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ enough)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (DT some) (NNS people))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN groove))
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VBG creating) (ADVP (RB again))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The act is simple and wholly symbolic, and so it stands to reason that the candle itself can be just as special and symbolic.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN act))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJ simple)) (CC and)
(ADJP (RB wholly) (JJ symbolic)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (IN so)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ stands)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB reason)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN candle))
(NP (PRP itself)))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (ADVP (RB just) (RB as)) (JJ special) (CC and) (JJ symbolic)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This act can be as simple as continuing to send an e-mail to someone who has said they want no more contact with the sender.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This) (NN act))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ simple))
(PP (IN as)
(S (VP (VBG continuing)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB send)
(NP (DT an) (NN e-mail))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NN someone))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBD said)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP want)
(NP (NP (DT no) (JJR more) (NN contact))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NN sender))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The act seemed very simple and the visual was so stunning that it inspired twinklers and cirlclers to do the same.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN act))
(VP (VBD seemed)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ simple))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ visual))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ stunning))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD inspired)
(NP (NNS twinklers) (CC and) (NNS cirlclers))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (DT the) (JJ same))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It seemed to take much longer and was a lot harder than this simple act had ever been before.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (VP (VBD seemed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB take) (ADVP (RB much) (RBR longer)))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (ADJP (NP (DT a) (NN lot)) (JJR harder))
(SBAR (IN than)
(S (NP (DT this) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(VP (AUX had) (ADVP (RB ever))
(VP (AUX been) (ADVP (RB before)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
People have been sent to labour camps for the simple act of reporting demands by bereaved parents for an investigation into school collapses, Gee notes, and families have been effectively blackmailed into absolving the government of any responsibility.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNS People))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN sent)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP labour) (NNS camps)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ simple) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN reporting) (NNS demands))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (JJ bereaved) (NNS parents)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN investigation))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NN school) (NNS collapses))))
(PRN (, ,)
(S (NP (NNP Gee))
(VP (VBZ notes)))
(, ,)) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNS families))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (ADVP (RB effectively)) (VBN blackmailed)
(PP (IN into)
(S (VP (VBG absolving)
(NP (DT the) (NN government))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT any) (NN responsibility))))
(. .)))
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