12_a_major_case
14.2 Second , the document which contains the clearest articulation of the “ legislative programme ” justification -- the briefing paper dated 15 August 2019 -- was prepared by Nikki da Costa , who ( as pointed out in Sir John 's previous written submissions at <sect> 19.3 ) had only a few weeks previously written an opinion piece in The Spectator entitled “ Will parliament be able to stop the next PM leaving without a deal ? ” in which she explored the possibility of an “ adept government ” seeking to “ delay the passage of future legislation to buy time ” prior to the EU Council summit .
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IP-MAT
LST
LS
14.2
ADVP-MOD
NUM
Second
PUNC
,
NP-SBJ
D
the
N
document
IP-REL
NP-SBJ
RPRO
which
VBP
contains
NP-OB1
D
the
ADJP
ADJS
clearest
N
articulation
PP
P-ROLE
of
NP
D
the
PULQ
“
ADJP
ADJ
legislative
N
programme
PURQ
”
N
justification
PUNC
--
PRN
NP
D
the
N
briefing
N
paper
IP-PPL
VVN
dated
NP-OB1
NPR
15
NPR
August
NPR
2019
PUNC
--
BED;~cat_Ve_passive_
was
IP-PPL-CAT
VVN
prepared
PP-LGS
P-ROLE
by
NP
NPR
Nikki
NPR
da
NPR
Costa
PUNC
,
IP-REL
NP-SBJ
RPRO
who
PULB
-LRB-
IP-CAR
NP-SBJ
RPRO
as
IP-PPL-CAT
NP-LGS
*
VVN
pointed
RP
out
PP-LOC
P-ROLE
in
NP
NP-GENV
NPR
Sir
NPR
John
GENM
's
ADJP
ADJ
previous
ADJP
ADJ
written
NS
submissions
PP
P-ROLE
at
NP
N
<sect>
NUM
19.3
PURB
-RRB-
HVD;~cat_Ve
had
IP-PPL-CAT
ADVP-TMP
NP
ADVP
ADV
only
D
a
ADJP
ADJ
few
NS
weeks
ADV
previously
VVN
written
NP-OB1
D
an
N
opinion
N
piece
PP
P-ROLE
in
NP
D
The
NPR
Spectator
IP-PPL
VVN
entitled
PULQ
“
utterance-OB1
CP-QUE-MAT
IP-SUB
MD;~cat_Vi
Will
NP-SBJ
N
parliament
IP-INF-CAT
BE;~La
be
ADJP-PRD2
ADJ;_cat_
able
IP-INF
TO
to
VB;~Tng
stop
NP-DOB1
D
the
ADJP
ADJ
next
N
PM
IP-PPL-OB1
VAG
leaving
PP-MNR
P-ROLE
without
NP
D
a
N
deal
PUNC
?
PURQ
”
IP-REL
PP
P-ROLE
in
NP
RPRO
which
NP-SBJ
PRO
she
VBD
explored
NP-OB1
D
the
N
possibility
PP
P-ROLE
of
NP
D
an
PULQ
“
ADJP
ADJ
adept
N
government
PURQ
”
IP-PPL
VAG
seeking
IP-INF-OB1
TO
to
PULQ
“
VB
delay
NP-DOB1
D
the
N
passage
PP
P-ROLE
of
NP
ADJP
ADJ
future
N
legislation
IP-INF-OB1
TO
to
VB
buy
NP-OB1
N
time
PURQ
”
ADVP
ADV
prior
PP
P-ROLE
to
NP
D
the
NPR
EU
NPR
Council
N
summit
PUNC
.
( (IP-MAT (LST (LS 14<dot>2))
(ADVP-MOD (NUM Second;{second}))
(PUNC ,)
(NP-SBJ (D the;{the})
(N document;{document})
(IP-REL (NP-SBJ (RPRO which;{which}))
(VBP contains;{contain})
(NP-OB1 (D the;{the})
(ADJP (ADJS clearest;{clear}))
(N articulation;{articulation})
(PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
(NP (D the;{the})
(PULQ <ldquo>)
(ADJP (ADJ legislative;{legislative}))
(N programme;{programme})
(PURQ <rdquo>)
(N justification;{justification})))))
(PUNC --)
(PRN (NP (D the;{the})
(N briefing;{briefing})
(N paper;{paper})
(IP-PPL (VVN dated;{date})
(NP-OB1 (NPR 15)
(NPR August;{August})
(NPR 2019)))))
(PUNC --))
(BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was;{be})
(IP-PPL-CAT (VVN prepared;{prepare})
(PP-LGS (P-ROLE by;{by})
(NP;{COSTA} (NPR Nikki;{Nikki})
(NPR da;{da})
(NPR Costa;{Costa})
(PUNC ,)
(IP-REL (NP-SBJ (RPRO who;{who}))
(PULB -LRB-)
(IP-CAR (NP-SBJ (RPRO as;{as}))
(IP-PPL-CAT (NP-LGS *)
(VVN pointed;{point})
(RP out;{out})
(PP-LOC (P-ROLE in;{in})
(NP (NP-GENV;{PERSON} (NPR Sir;{Sir})
(NPR John;{John})
(GENM <apos>s))
(ADJP (ADJ previous;{previous}))
(ADJP (ADJ written;{written}))
(NS submissions;{submission})
(PP (P-ROLE at;{at})
(NP (N <sect>)
(NUM 19<dot>3)))))))
(PURB -RRB-)
(HVD;~cat_Ve had;{have})
(IP-PPL-CAT (ADVP-TMP (NP (ADVP (ADV only;{only}))
(D a;{a})
(ADJP (ADJ few;{few}))
(NS weeks;{week}))
(ADV previously;{previously}))
(VVN written;{write})
(NP-OB1 (D an;{an})
(N opinion;{opinion})
(N piece;{piece})
(PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
(NP (D The;{the})
(NPR Spectator;{Spectator})))
(IP-PPL (VVN entitled;{entitle})
(PULQ <ldquo>)
(utterance-OB1 (CP-QUE-MAT (IP-SUB (MD;~cat_Vi Will;{will})
(NP-SBJ (N parliament;{parliament}))
(IP-INF-CAT (BE;~La be;{be})
(ADJP-PRD2 (ADJ;_cat_ able;{able})
(IP-INF (TO to;{to})
(VB;~Tng stop;{stop})
(NP-DOB1 (D the;{the})
(ADJP (ADJ next;{next}))
(N PM;{pm}))
(IP-PPL-OB1 (VAG leaving;{leave})
(PP-MNR (P-ROLE without;{without})
(NP (D a;{a})
(N deal;{deal}))))))))
(PUNC ?)))
(PURQ <rdquo>))
(IP-REL (PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
(NP (RPRO which;{which})))
(NP-SBJ (PRO she;{she}))
(VBD explored;{explore})
(NP-OB1 (D the;{the})
(N possibility;{possibility})
(PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
(NP (D an;{an})
(PULQ <ldquo>)
(ADJP (ADJ adept;{adept}))
(N government;{government})
(PURQ <rdquo>)
(IP-PPL (VAG seeking;{seek})
(IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
(PULQ <ldquo>)
(VB delay;{delay})
(NP-DOB1 (D the;{the})
(N passage;{passage})
(PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
(NP (ADJP (ADJ future;{future}))
(N legislation;{legislation}))))
(IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
(VB buy;{buy})
(NP-OB1 (N time;{time})
(PURQ <rdquo>)
(ADVP (ADV prior;{prior})
(PP (P-ROLE to;{to})
(NP (D the;{the})
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(NPR Council;{Council})
(N summit;{summit}))))))))))))))))))
(PUNC .))
(ID 12_a_major_case))