Triple
T1053569
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sheila Hancock |
E22751
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Thaw
John Thaw was a renowned English actor best known for his iconic role as Inspector Morse in the long-running British television series of the same name.
|
E121163
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: John Thaw | Statement: [Sheila Hancock, spouse, John Thaw]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Thaw Context triple: [Sheila Hancock, spouse, John Thaw]
-
A.
Michael Gough
Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
-
B.
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville is a British actor best known for his role as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the television series "Downton Abbey."
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C.
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
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D.
Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow was a British character actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of Mr. Bennet in the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice."
-
E.
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi is an acclaimed English actor known for his distinguished stage and screen career, including notable performances in classical theatre and numerous film and television roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John Thaw Triple: [Sheila Hancock, spouse, John Thaw]
Generated description
John Thaw was a renowned English actor best known for his iconic role as Inspector Morse in the long-running British television series of the same name.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Thaw Target entity description: John Thaw was a renowned English actor best known for his iconic role as Inspector Morse in the long-running British television series of the same name.
-
A.
Michael Gough
Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
-
B.
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville is a British actor best known for his role as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the television series "Downton Abbey."
-
C.
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
-
D.
Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow was a British character actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of Mr. Bennet in the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice."
-
E.
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi is an acclaimed English actor known for his distinguished stage and screen career, including notable performances in classical theatre and numerous film and television roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a493da02e081908c13ff5e02a0fe7a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b8d669448190955507e2e4975b9f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bcf04448190af136ca4f037547b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3c9a92008190a6336626faed36bd |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3d0fcdb88190b4c5e5ddf41e2716 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.