Statement : lecture-37.11












[24 : Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE ]
[27 : Somebody ----s to somebody ]
[26 : Somebody ----s that CLAUSE ]
[8 : Somebody ----s something ]
[2 : Somebody ----s ]



NP (Agent) V () PP.topic[about] (Topic) NP (Speaker) V () PP[against] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () DNI (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[on] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[for] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[at] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[over] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[on] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[upon] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PPing[on] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PPing[upon] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PPing[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PPing[to] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () DNI (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () INI (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[of] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PPing[of] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) Sfin (Message)
NP (Medium) V () QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () QUO (Message) PP[as] (Time)
NP (Speaker) NP (Message) V ()
N (Speaker) V () NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) PP[in] (Manner) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) PP[with] (Manner) PP[with] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) QUO (Message) PP[at] (Occasion)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) Sfin (Message)
NP (Message) V () PP[to] (Addressee) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Medium) V () NP (Message)
NP (Medium) V () Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) Sfin (Message)
NP (Message) V () VPto (Message) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) AVP (Time)
NP (Message) V () CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () 2nd (Addressee) Sfin (Message) PP[at] (Place)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) Sfin (Message) PP[in] (Time)
NP (Message) V () PP[in] (Medium) PP[by] (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) NP (Message) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) PP[at] (Occasion)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) PP[at] (Place)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) PP[from] (Place)
N (Speaker) V () NP (Message) AVP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) PP[in] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) PP[after] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Manner) Sfin (Message)
NP (Message) V () PP[with] (Manner) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[with] (Manner) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) Sfin (Message) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Message) V () Sfin (Message) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Message) Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () QUO (Message) Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[by] (Means) QUO (Message)
AVP (Message) V () CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) AVP (Manner) QUO (Message)
NP (Addressee) V () AVP (Manner) PP[by] (Speaker) PP[as] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) QUO (Message) Sfin (Message)
NP (Addressee) V () DNI (Message) PP[by] (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) PP[against] (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) VPto (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) VPto (Message)
NP (Medium) V ()
NP (Speaker) V () N (Message) NP (Message) VPfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) VPfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) NP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) AVP (Manner) AVP (Message) DNI (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) QUO (Message) DNI (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) QUO (Message) DNI (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) PP[on] (Message) DNI (Topic)
NP (Medium) V () Sfin (Message) DNI (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) PP[on] (Topic)
NP (Topic) V () CNI (Speaker) PP[on] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) AVP (Manner) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) NP (Message) VPto (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[amid] (Depictive) QUO (Message) PP[during] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () VPing (Depictive) NP (Message) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) QUO (Message)
NP (Message) V () AJP (Message) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () AJP (Message) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) NP (Message)
NP (Message) V () PP[in] (Message) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) VPto (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) QUO (Message) NP (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) AVP (Time) NP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Internal_cause) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) PP[in] (Medium) DNI (Topic)
NP (Speaker) NP (Place) V () unknown (Manner) PP[during] (Time) INC (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PPing[by] (Means) NP (Topic)
NP (Medium) V () PP[with] (Manner) DNI (Topic)
NP (Message) V () PP[in] (Medium)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) NP (Message)
NP (Topic) V () PP[in] (Medium) AVP (Particular_iteration) PP[until] (Time)
NP (Message) V () DNI (Speaker) AVP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Manner) PP[of] (Topic)
NP (Message) V () PP[throughout] (Place) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[against] (Message) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Time) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Message) V () AVP (Manner) NP (Message) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Medium) V () AVP (Message)
NP (Medium) V () NP (Message) NP (Message)
NP (Medium) V () VPing (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) NP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[by] (Manner) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Message) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) AVP (Message)
NP (Medium) V () PP[on] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () QUO (Message) PP[of] (Topic)
NP (Message) V () PP[in] (Medium) PP[as] (Message) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () 2nd (Medium) Sfin (Message) NP (Time)
NP (Message) V () INI (Medium) CNI (Speaker) DNI (Topic)
NP (Medium) V () Sfin (Message) NP (Time)
NP (Medium) V () Sfin (Message) PP[following] (Time)
NP (Medium) V () PP[on] (Time) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Message) V () VPto (Message)
NP (Message) V () VPing (Message) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) NP (Message) Sub (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) QUO (Message) Sub (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) QUO (Message) AVP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () AJP (Communicative_force) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AJP (Communicative_force) Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () VPing (Containing_event) AVP (Manner) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () VPing (Containing_event) PP[in] (Manner) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[over] (Containing_event) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () VPing (Containing_event) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () VPing (Containing_event) Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[with] (Depictive) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AJP (Depictive) QUO (Message) PP[to] (Place)
NP (Speaker) V () VPing (Depictive) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Frequency) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Iterations) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () INI (Medium) QUO (Message) INI (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () QUO (Message) PP[during] (Occasion)
NP (Speaker) V () QUO (Message) Sub (Occasion)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) 2nd (Place)
NP (Speaker) PP[as] (Message) V ()
QUO (Message) V () NP (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () QUO (Message) AVP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () QUO (Message) Sub (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) Sub (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) 2nd (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner) NP (Message) QUO (Message)
Poss (Speaker) V () PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Manner)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[as] (Message) QUO (Message) PP[in] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) AVP (Manner) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () VPed (Internal_cause) Sfin (Message)
AVP (Message) V () PP[in] (Medium) CNI (Speaker)
Sfin (Message) V () INI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) PP[in] (Time) Sub (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Degree) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Topic) V () PP[in] (Manner) CNI (Speaker) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Time) Sfin (Topic)
NP (Topic) V () CNI (Speaker) AVP (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) NP (Message) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () VPto (Addressee) NP (Message) QUO (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Manner) PP[in] (Medium) PP[of] (Topic)
PP[about] (Topic) V () PP[from] (Manner) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) Sfin (Message) AVP (Time)
NP (Topic) V () PP[in] (Medium) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) DNI (Message) NP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () VPing (Internal_cause) AVP (Manner) NP (Message) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PPing[by] (Means) NP (Message) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) NP (Message) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Communicative_force) NP (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[without] (Depictive) AVP (Manner) Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Group) NP (Topic)
NP (Medium) V () AVP (Manner) NP (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Means) PP[in] (Medium) Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) PP[for] (Particular_iteration) AVP (Place)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) AVP (Place)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) PP[in] (Place) AVP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Message) AVP (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Communicative_force) Sfin (Message)
NP (Medium) V () PP[with] (Depictive) NP (Message)
NP (Medium) V () PP[with] (Depictive) Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[with] (Depictive) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[with] (Depictive) Sfin (Message)
NP (Topic) V () AVP (Manner) CNI (Speaker)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[in] (Medium) NP (Time) NP (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () QUO (Message) NP (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) PP[as] (Containing_event) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) AJP (Depictive) NP (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () NP (Addressee) Sfin (Message) PP[in] (Place) PP[on] (Time)
NP (Speaker) V () AVP (Iterations) NP (Message)
NP (Medium) V () NP (Message) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Agent) V () PP.recipient[to] (Recipient) PP.topic[about] (Topic) NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) PP[over] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) DNI (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) PP[on] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) INI (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[to] (Addressee) PP[of] (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () PP[for] (Addressee) PP[about] (Topic)
NP (Agent) V () PP.topic[about] (Topic) S_ING ()
NP (Agent) V () NP (Speaker) V ()
NP (Agent) V () PP.topic[on] (Topic) S_ING ()
NP (Agent) V () S_ING[about] (Topic) NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () Sub (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () Sun (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () Sfin (Message) DNI (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () Sinterrog (Message)
NP (Speaker) V () Sinterrog (Topic)
NP (Speaker) V () Swhether (Message)


Examples from WordNet


The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
John spoke up at the meeting



Examples from VerbNet


She lectured about her travels.
She lectured about her traveling.
She dwelled on her traveling.
She lectured about traveling.
She lectured.
She lectured to the class about her travels.
She dwelled on her travels.



Examples from SemCor


Emerson- Platonist, idealist, doctrinaire- sounded a high Transcendental note in his`` Boston_Hymn'', delivered in 1863 in the Boston Music_Hall amidst thundering applause:`` Pay ransom to the owner and fill the bag to the brim.
When arrested, he had the submarine secrets on a roll of candid_camera film as_well as anti-submarine secrets in Christmas_gift wrapping, it was testified.
Board_Chairman_Howard_Simpson of the Baltimore+ Ohio_Railroad_Co., testified the B+ O was in its worst financial_condition since the depression years and badly needed the economic lift it would get from consolidation with the Chesapeake+ Ohio_Railroad.
To start the week of special programs at the church, the Rev._John_D._Henderson will preach on`` A Successful Marriage'' at 9: 40 and 11 a. m._Sunday.
The first witness, Moses_Winston_Mardis, 5835 Michiganav., a real_estate_agent and former bail bondsman, took_the_stand after opening statements had been made.
All week long the President clearly was playing a larger personal role in foreign affairs; in_effect, he was practicing what he preached in his Berlin message two_weeks ago when he declared:`` We shall always be prepared to discuss international problems with any and all nations that are willing to talk, and listen, with_reason''.
Do its spokesmen seem more interested in the amount_of_money they collect than in the principles they purport to advocate?
Before he testified for 20 minutes, Stein, who lives at 3300 Lake_Shore_dr., admitted to reporters that he had a wide acquaintance with crime syndicate hoodlums.
He was a man, those neighbors testified later, who did have a friend in the world.
By making inroads in the name of law_enforcement into the protection which Congress has afforded to the marriage relationship, the Court today continues in the path charted by the recent decision in Wyatt_v._United_States, 362_U._S._525, where the Court held that, under_the_circumstances of that case, a wife could be compelled to testify against her husband over her objection.
When authorities convicted him of practicing medicine without a license( he got_off with a suspended sentence of three years because of his advanced age of 77), one of his victims was not around to testify: He was dead of cancer.
I can testify that motels, service and comfort_stations( they go together like Scots and heather), dog wagons, roadside restaurants, souvenir stands and snake farms are braced and waiting.
Vital secrets of Britain 's first atomic submarine, the Dreadnought, and, by implication, of the entire United_States navy 's still-building nuclear sub fleet, were stolen by a London-based soviet spy ring, secret_service agents testified today.
Time, of_course will testify whether the new version will have achieved its purpose.
Stengel probably preached too_much in the early days when the kid wanted to pop his bubble_gum and sow_his_oats.
But court adjourned after he testified he introduced James_White and Jeremiah_Hope_Pullings, two of the defendants, and also introduced Pullings to Jessy_Maroy, a man mentioned in the indictment but not indicted.
The taxpayer testified that in_order_to retain the account he had to pad his invoices and pay the excess to the manager.
And yet this is exactly the risk we run when we assume, as we too often do, that we can continue to preach the gospel in a form that makes it seem incredible and irrelevant to cultured men.
Quite the contrary, as I can testify from personal experience as a former university president.
Throughout the Adirondack region abandoned farm homes and wild orchards bear ghostly testimony that their owners met defeat.
The spy ring also was particularly interested in ASDIC, the underwater equipment for detecting submarines, it was testified.