[〈det person.n〉 turn.v 〈det attention.n〉]
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I turned my attention back to the tattered romance novel I held in my hands.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ tattered) (NN romance) (NN novel))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD held)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS hands))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I watch as Chance excuses himself and then I turn my attention back to Ruby.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP watch)
(SBAR (SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (NN Chance))
(VP (NNS excuses)
(NP (PRP himself)))))
(CC and)
(SBAR (IN then)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Ruby)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
As for my writing projects, I’m happy about the narrative draft, I think, but I haven’t gotten to resume ideals nor metaphors of addiction yet, and I dare not turn my attention back to wonder ’til the narrative is much more settled.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN As)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN writing) (NNS projects))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ happy)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (DT the) (NN narrative) (NN draft)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have) (RB n't)
(VP (VBN gotten)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB resume)
(NP (NP (NNS ideals) (CC nor) (NNS metaphors))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN addiction))))
(ADVP (RB yet)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD dare) (RB not)
(VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB wonder)
(SBAR (IN 'til)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN narrative))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB much) (RBR more) (JJ settled)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I turned my attention back to cooking and started a pot of stewing tomatoes for homemade marinara sauce.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN cooking)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD started)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN pot))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN stewing) (NNS tomatoes)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (JJ homemade) (NN marinara) (NN sauce)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He shot you too? “Her glare went back to Billy as she nodded. “Ambulance should be here in a minute, “Jasper said as he shut his phone. “You better tie him up, ’cause if I get my hands on him, I can *n’t guarantee he’ll leave this room alive. “Jasper was eager to reply to my request as I turned my attention back to Bella.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD shot)
(NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB too))))
(. ?) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (PRP$ Her) (NN glare))
(VP (VBD went) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Billy))))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD nodded)))))
(. .) ('' ')) (: ')
(S (S (NP (NN Ambulance))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (AUX be) (ADVP (RB here))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (NN minute)))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP Jasper))
(VP (VBD said)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD shut)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN phone)))
(. .) ('' ')) (: ')
(S (NP (PRP You)) (ADVP (RB better))
(VP (VB tie)
(NP (PRP him)) (PRT (RP up)) (, ,)
(S (S (VP (VB 'cause)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB get)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS hands))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP him)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can) (ADVP (NP (NNP *)) (RB n't))
(VP (VB guarantee)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB leave)
(S (NP (DT this) (NN room))
(ADJP (JJ alive)))
(. .) ('' '))))
(: ')
(S (NP (NNP Jasper))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ eager)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB reply)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN request)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Bella))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Anything from watching that. “I turned my attention back to the screen.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (FRAG (NP (NN Anything))
(PP (IN from)
(S (VP (VBG watching)
(NP (DT that)))))
(. .) ('' ')) ('' ')
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN screen)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dean turned his attention back to the trunk.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Dean))
(VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN trunk)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
’ i love being up this high,’ brendon says, a sort of childlike wonder in his eyes as he leans against the cage metal of their basket on the ferris wheel. shane tries hard not to keep watching everything out of focus. brendon obviously wanted him to look differently at things tonight but it’s always been hard to adjust perspectives. they stop a few baskets from the top, swinging there slightly. brendon tugs at shane’s shoulder to look at the view. everything backlights brendon’s features, the miniature neon town set below them, he almost looks severe with his cheekbones shadowed, eyes almost lost in profile. brendon turns around slowly, but not slowly enough that shane can turn his attention elsewhere, doing something other than stare at brendon’s face.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S ('' ')
(S (S (NP (PRP i))
(VP (VBP love)
(VP (VBG being) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (DT this) (NN high)))))
(, ,) ('' ')
(NP (NNP brendon))
(VP (VBZ says) (, ,)
(S (S (S (S (NP (NP (DT a) (NN sort))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ childlike) (NN wonder))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS eyes)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ leans)
(PP (IN against)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN cage) (NN metal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN basket))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (JJ ferris) (NN wheel)))
(. .)
(NP (NNP shane))
(VP (VBZ tries) (ADVP (RB hard))
(S (RB not)
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB keep)
(S (VP (VBG watching)
(NP (NN everything)) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN focus)))
(. .)
(NP (NNP brendon)) (ADVP (RB obviously))
(VP (VBD wanted)
(S (NP (PRP him))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB look) (ADVP (RB differently))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NNS things)))
(ADVP (RB tonight))
(S (CC but)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (AUX been)
(ADJP (JJ hard)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB adjust)
(NP (NNS perspectives)))))
(. .)))))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBP stop)
(NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS baskets))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NN top)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG swinging) (ADVP (RB there)) (ADVP (RB slightly)))
(. .)
(NP (NNP brendon))
(VP (VBZ tugs)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (NNP shane) (POS 's)) (NN shoulder)))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB look)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN view))))
(. .))
(S (NP (NN everything))
(VP (VBZ backlights)
(NP (NP (NNP brendon) (POS 's)) (NNS features)) (, ,)
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ miniature) (NN neon) (NN town))
(VP (VBN set)
(PP (IN below)
(NP (PRP them))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB almost))
(VP (VBZ looks)
(ADJP (JJ severe))
(SBAR (IN with)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS cheekbones))
(VP (VBN shadowed)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNS eyes)) (ADVP (RB almost))
(VP (VBN lost)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN profile))))
(. .))
(NP (NNP brendon))
(VP (VP (VBZ turns) (PRT (RP around)) (ADVP (RB slowly)))
(, ,) (CC but) (RB not) (ADVP (RB slowly) (RB enough))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NNP shane))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB elsewhere)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG doing)
(NP (NP (NN something))
(ADJP (JJ other)
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (NN stare))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (NNP brendon) (POS 's)) (NN face)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
John laughs and we exchange goodbyes before I turned my attention towards the mess I have made of my clothing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP John))
(VP (VBZ laughs)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBP exchange)
(NP (NNS goodbyes)
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention))
(PP (IN towards)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN mess))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN made)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN clothing)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
IT WILL BRING TO YOU THE THINGS YOU ARE PUSHING AGAINST, IF YOU TURN YOUR ATTENTION TOWARD THEM!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP IT))
(VP (MD WILL)
(VP (VB BRING)
(PP (TO TO)
(NP (PRP YOU)))
(NP (NP (DT THE) (NNS THINGS))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP YOU))
(VP (AUX ARE)
(VP (VBG PUSHING)
(PP (IN AGAINST)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN IF)
(S (NP (PRP YOU))
(VP (VBP TURN)
(NP (PRP$ YOUR) (NN ATTENTION))
(PP (IN TOWARD)
(NP (PRP THEM))))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
After a while I turned my attention toward the building and held the ranch’s office and noticed some smaller horse pens.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN After)
(NP (DT a) (NN while)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention))
(PP (IN toward)
(NP (DT the) (NN building))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD held)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN ranch) (POS 's)) (NN office)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD noticed)
(NP (DT some) (JJR smaller) (NN horse) (NNS pens))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It won *n’t listen; suddenly angery, I turn my attention back to Naruto and Sakura.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (VBD won)
(S (S (NP (NNP *)) (ADVP (RB n't))
(VP (VB listen)))
(: ;)
(S (S (ADVP (RB suddenly))
(ADJP (JJ angery)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Naruto) (CC and) (NNP Sakura)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I turn my attention toward it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention))
(PP (IN toward)
(NP (PRP it))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And I’ll turn my attention inwards, away from the news itself and towards the feelings I have about the news.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB inwards)) (, ,)
(PP (RB away)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NN news) (PRP itself)))
(CC and)
(PP (IN towards)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS feelings))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (RB about) (DT the) (NN news))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And I’ll also turn my attention back to smart flash drives, the subject of last week’s post. read more
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ smart) (NN flash) (NNS drives))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN subject))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ last) (NN week) (POS 's)) (NN post)))
(. .))
(VP (VB read)
(NP (JJR more)))))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I turn my attention back to the computer, conveniently missing his show.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB turn)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN computer))))
(, ,)
(S (VP (ADVP (RB conveniently)) (VBG missing)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN show)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Feeling uncomfortable, I turned my attention toward the path that led toward the east, and indicated that we should probably continue our journey before it got any later.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBG Feeling)
(ADJP (JJ uncomfortable))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention))
(PP (IN toward)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN path))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD led)
(PP (IN toward)
(NP (DT the) (JJ east)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBD indicated)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (MD should) (ADVP (RB probably))
(VP (VB continue)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NN journey))
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD got) (ADVP (DT any) (RBR later)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Of course I am? congratulations,? you force a smile and she blinks at you turning her attention back to Brendon, now explaining the details of her new job.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (PP (IN Of)
(NP (NN course)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)) (. ?))
(NP (NNS congratulations)) (, ,) (. ?)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB force)
(NP (DT a) (NN smile))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ blinks)
(PP (IN at)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBG turning)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN attention)) (ADVP (RB back)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Brendon))))
(, ,)
(S (ADVP (RB now))
(VP (VBG explaining)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS details))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ new) (NN job)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The resistance was still going on, but I started the main part. I started kissing her juicy red lips, smooching them all together. I inserted my tounge in her mouth and took away all her jucies into my own mouth. I also started kissing her neck, her white arms and her pink cheeks. I was all over her kissing most part of her upper body.now I turned my attention onto her boobs which were a certain attraction. I saw I need more written on her top, which made me more mad. I just started to kiss her top like a made small little child hungry for milk. her boobs were so juciy and fresh that I had to see them loose. so I told her to remove it, but she refused. I was seeing my sister crying and begging in front of me for mercy but I refused. she kept on crying and I forcefully removed her? top from her chest. I was allways wanted to tear it apart, but I knew that our parents would ask her bout it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (FRAG (S (S (S (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN resistance))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (VBG going) (PRT (RP on)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD started)
(NP (DT the) (JJ main) (NN part))))
(. .))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD started)
(VP (VBG kissing)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ juicy) (JJ red) (NNS lips)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG smooching)
(NP (PRP them)) (ADVP (RB all) (RB together)))
(. .))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (VBD inserted)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN tounge))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mouth))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD took) (PRT (RP away))
(NP (PDT all) (PRP$ her) (NNS jucies))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ own) (NN mouth)))))
(. .))
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBD started)
(S (VP (VBG kissing)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN neck)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ white) (NNS arms)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ pink) (NNS cheeks))))
(. .)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was) (DT all)
(PP (IN over)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (VBG kissing) (JJS most) (NN part))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ upper) (NN body) (NN .now))
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD turned)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN attention))
(PP (IN onto)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS boobs))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (AUX were)
(NP (DT a) (JJ certain) (NN attraction)))
(. .)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD saw)
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX need)
(ADJP (RBR more) (VBN written)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN top)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (VBD made)
(S (NP (PRP me))
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ mad)))))
(. .)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBD started)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB kiss)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN top))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (DT a) (VBN made) (JJ small) (JJ little) (NN child))
(ADJP (JJ hungry)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN milk))))
(. .))
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS boobs))
(VP (AUX were) (RB so)
(ADJP (RB juciy) (CC and)
(ADJP (JJ fresh)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB see)
(NP (PRP them)) (ADVP (RB loose)))
(. .)))))
(ADVP (RB so))
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD told)
(S (NP (PRP her))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB remove)
(NP (PRP it))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD refused)))
(. .))))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG seeing)
(S (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN sister))
(VP (VBG crying) (CC and) (VBG begging)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN front))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP me)))))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN mercy)))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD refused))))
(. .)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD kept)
(PP (IN on)
(S (VP (VBG crying)
(SBAR (S (CC and)
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB forcefully))
(VP (VBD removed)
(NP (PRP her)))))
(. ?)
(ADJP (JJ top)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN chest))))
(. .))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB allways))
(VP (VBD wanted)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB tear)
(NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB apart)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD knew)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS parents))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB ask)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN bout))
(NP (PRP it)))))
(. .)))
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