Two succeeding PPs (or an NP and a PP) expressing manner are surrounded by an additional PP. The head of this constituent is the prepositionintroducing the second PP. The first PP (or the NP) is annotated in thespecifier position.
[...]
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(SR-P somos)
(NP-ACC (NUM quinze)
(N-P homens)
(, ,)
(NP-PRN (N-P filhos)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N-P trabalhos))))
(, ,)
(CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
(VB-P andamos)
(PP (PP (P de)
(NP (N feira)))
(P em)
(NP (N feira)))
(, ,)
(IP-GER (IP-GER (VB-G estimando)
(NP-ACC (CP-FRL (WNP-2 (WPRO quem))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-2)
(NP-ACC (CL nos))
(VB-P estima)))))
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-GER (VB-G insultando)
(NP-ACC (CP-FRL (WNP-3 (WPRO quem))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-3)
(NP-ACC (CL nos))
(VB-P insulta))))))))))))))))))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0027,.2))
[...]
(IP-MAT=PRN (VB-D murmurou)
(NP-SBJ (D-F a) (NPR tia) (NPR Brites))
(, ,)
(IP-GER (VB-G erguendo-)
(NP-SE (CL -se))
(ADJP-SPR (VB-AN-F indignada))
(, ,)
(IP-GER (VB-G benzendo-)
(NP-SE (CL -se))
(PP (PP (PP (P de)
(NP (N ombro))
(P a)
(NP (N ombro)))
(, ,)
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(PP (PP (P d@)
(NP (D @o)
(ADJ alto)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-F @a) (N cabeça)))))
(P a@)
(NP (D @o) (N umbigo))))))))
(. .))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_005_PSD,5.96))
( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(IP-GER (VB-G determinando-)
(NP-SE (CL -se)))
(, ,)
(VB-D remeteram)
(PP (P com)
(NP (D-P os) (N-P inimigos)))
(PP (P com)
(NP (Q muito) (N ânimo)))
(, ,)
(IP-GER (SR-G sendo)
(NP-SBJ (D o)
(ADJ primeiro)
(CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
(PP (P n@)
(NP (PRO @eles)))
(VB-D rompeo))))
(NP-ACC (D-UM um)
(NPR António)
(NPR Cardoso)
(, ,)
(NP-PRN (N criado)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (NPR @ElRei))))
(, ,)
(NP-PRN (N homem) (ADJ-G nobre))
(, ,)
(CP-REL (WNP-2 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-2)
(IP-GER (VB-G vendo)
(NP-ACC (D o)
(N Capitão)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-P @os) (NPR-P Mouros))))
(ADVP (ADV diante)))
(, ,)
(IP-GER (VB-G enrestando)
(NP-ACC (D-F a) (N lança)))
(, ,)
(NP-ACC (CL o))
(VB-D encontrou)
(PP (PP (P de)
(NP (N meio)))
(P a)
(NP (N meio)))))))
(, ,))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID C_007,74.761))
[...]
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D o) (NPR Padre))
(PP (PP (P de)
(NP (Q todo)))
(P em)
(NP (Q todo)))
(SR-P é)
(ADJP (ADJ-G perduravel)))
(, ,)
(CONJP (CONJ mas)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D o) (NPR Filho))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (C segundo)
(C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ-1 *exp*)
(SR-P é)
(NP-1 (D o) (N homem))))
(, ,)
(SR-D foi)
(ADJP (ADJ-G mortal)))))))
(. .))
(WOCHWEL; ID JAR33,.25))
[...]
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-6)
(VB-D-3S assistia)
(PP (PP (P @de)
(NP (D @o) (N princÃpio)))
(P @a)
(NP (D @o) (N fim)))))))))))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID GIA32,17))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D-3S Varava)
(NP (ADV aqui) (D o) (N dente))
(PP (PP (P @de)
(NP (D-UM @um) (N lado)))
(P @a)
(NP (D @o) (OUTRO outro)))
(, ,))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID MTM26,90))
( (IP-MAT (VB-D-3S @caiu)
(NP-DAT (CL @lhe))
(NP-SBJ (DEM aquilo))
(PP (PP (P @de)
(NP (D-F-P @as) (N-P costas)))
(PP (P para)
(NP (N baixo))))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID UNS42,10))
( (CP-D (C Porque)
(IP-IND (NP-LFD (D-F a) (N gente))
(CP-ADV (C quando)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P-3P fazem)
          (ADVP (ADV ali))))
(, ,)
(NP-SBJ-RSP (D-F a) (N gente))
(VB-P-3P fazem)
(NP-ACC (D-UM-P uns) (N-P 'encruzes'))
(, ,)
(ADVP (ADV assim))
(, ,)
(PP (NP (N fio))
               (P por)
               (NP (N fio))))
(. !))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID MIG46,4))
Two adjacent PPs corresponding to verbal arguments are annotated as independent constituents and represented as sisters of VB. (see below for examples).
( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
(NP-SBJ (D-F a) (N gente))
(VB-D-3S mudava)
(PP (P @de)
(NP (D-UM @um) (N lado)))
(PP (P para)
(NP (D o) (OUTRO outro)))
(NP-ACC (D o) (N sarilho))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID MTM22,123))
