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NP (Agent) V () how (Topic) S_INF ()
NP (Interlocutors) V () AVP (Depictive) AVP (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () AVP (Depictive) Sub (Time) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[for] (Duration) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[with] (Interlocutor_2) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[with] (Interlocutor_2)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[to] (Interlocutor_2) PP[in] (Language) AVP (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () DNI (Interlocutor_2) AVP (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[with] (Interlocutor_2) PP[at] (Place) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[in] (Language) AVP (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () NP (Language) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () AVP (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[at] (Place)
NP (Interlocutors) V () INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () 2nd (Duration) AVP (Manner) NP (Time) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_2) V () CNI (Interlocutor_1) PP[with] (Interlocutor_2) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () INI (Interlocutor_2) PP[in] (Language) AVP (Manner) PP[at] (Place) 2nd (Time) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () DNI (Interlocutor_2) PP[in] (Language) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[with] (Interlocutor_2) PP[in] (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () INI (Interlocutor_2) PP[on] (Means_of_communication) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () AVP (Interlocutors) AVP (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[among] (Interlocutors) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[in] (Language) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () AVP (Manner) PP[like] (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[in] (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[of] (Interlocutor_2) PP[to] (Interlocutor_2) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[to] (Interlocutor_2) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[to] (Interlocutors) AVP (Manner) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[to] (Interlocutors) PP[with] (Manner) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[by] (Means_of_communication) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () AVP (Depictive) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[in] (Duration) PP[to] (Interlocutor_2)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[with] (Interlocutor_2) NP (Language) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () DNI (Interlocutor_2) PP[with] (Manner)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () PP[with] (Interlocutor_2) NP (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V ()
NP (Interlocutors) V () AVP (Interlocutors) INI (Topic)
NP (Interlocutors) V () PP[about] (Topic) PP[of] (Topic)
NP (Interlocutor_1) V () Poss (Interlocutor_2) INI (Topic)
NP (Agent) V () PP.topic[about] (Topic) PP.co-agent[with] (Co-Agent)
NP (Agent) V () PP.topic[about] (Topic)
NP (Agent) V () PP.co-agent[with] (Co-Agent)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Topic)
NP (Agent) V () how (Topic) S ()
NP (Agent) V () NP (Topic) PP.co-agent[with] (Co-Agent)
NP (Agent) V () PP.co-agent[with] (Co-Agent) PP.topic[about] (Topic)
NP (Agent) V ()


Examples from WordNet


she was yakking away about her grandchildren
He often jokes even when he appears serious
She won't dish the dirt



Examples from VerbNet


I discussed how to do it.
Susan and Rachel chitchatted.
I debated how it can be done.
I debated the matter.
Susan chitchatted with Rachel about the problem.
Susan chitchatted about the problem with Rachel.
Susan chitchatted about matters of great import.
Susan and Rachel chitchatted about matters of great import.
Susan was chitchatting.
Susan chitchatted with Rachel.
I debated the matter with Susan.



Examples from SemCor


`` You can joke!
Let 's be fine superior people of great dignity'', he said as if he were joking.
Let us, like the_French, have outdoor cafes where we may relax, converse at_leisure and enjoy the passing crowd.
Racial discrimination is wrong, then, not because it goes_against the grain of a faculty_member trying to converse with a_few realtors but because it goes_against the grain of creation and against the will of the Creator.
Mr._Khrushchev was jesting in the expansive mood of the successful banker.
As we began to converse in the lounge of his Fifth_Avenue hotel, his restlessness and sensitivity to light and sound became immediately apparent.