In this post, we look for longer noun phrases with advanced vocabulary in the MOVIE corpus with the query:
_AT _NN of _AT _JJ _NN
1 A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY 59
2 A HELL OF A LONG TIME 31
3 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 27
4 A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY 23
5 THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA 23
6 THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP 21
7 THE END OF THE COLD WAR 21
8 THE CENTER OF THE MILKY WAY 19
9 THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD 19
10 THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 19
11 THE DOORSTEP OF A NEW MILLENNIUM 17
12 THE HEIGHT OF THE COLD WAR 17
13 THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE 16
14 THE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN RACE 16
15 THE LOVE OF A GOOD WOMAN 16
16 THE MIDDLE OF THE FUCKING NIGHT 16
17 A KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE 15
18 THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON 15
19 THE MAGIC OF A TENDER KISS 15
20 THE END OF A PERFECT DAY 14
21 THE HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE 13
22 A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR 12
23 THE CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL 12
24 THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE 12
25 A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX 11
until they‘ve had intercourse
with a member of the opposite sex.
26 THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR 11
27 A BIT OF A LONG SHOT 10
28 A HELL OF A GOOD TIME 10
29 THE BODY OF A YOUNG WOMAN 10
30 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS 10
31 THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION 10
32 THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY 10
33 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 10
34 THE LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING 10
35 THE MIDDLE OF THE FUCKING DESERT 10
36 THE NIGHT OF THE FULL MOON 10
37 THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD 10
38 THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 10
39 THE HANDS OF THE WRONG PEOPLE 9
40 THE POWER OF THE HUMAN MIND 9
Advanced vocabulary:
C1:
civil, empire, holy
C2:
chapel, millennium, tender, verge