MIAMI - Herring1
Instances of because

58LAU(be)cause I you know I use it to put my [/] my [/] my shoes off .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S useuse.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S toto.PREP putput.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S shoesshoes.N.PL offoff.PREP .
  
66LAU(be)cause I remember when she did it the first time .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S rememberremember.V.1S.PRES whenwhen.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S diddid.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S thethe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ADJ timetime.N.SG .
  
74LAU(be)cause it's true .
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES truetrue.ADJ .
  
139CHLbecause she was taking +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST takingtake.V.PRESPART .
  
161LAUlike if when [//] (be)cause he goes to work .
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S goesgoes.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP workwork.V.INFIN .
  
198CHLbecause (.) apparently <he xxx> [//] he can't afford living on his own .
  becausebecause.CONJ apparentlyapparent.ADJ+ADV.[or].apparently.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S can'tcan.V.3S.PRES+NEG affordafford.V.INFIN livinglive.V.PRESPART onon.PREP hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S ownown.PRON .
  
295CHLbecause it's like (.) LaurenSE <all of us are> [///] (.) you know we put all our work and all our efforts .
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN Laurenname allall.ADJ ofof.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES wewe.PRON.SUB.1P putput.V.1P.PRES allall.ADJ ourour.ADJ.POSS.1P workwork.N.SG andand.CONJ allall.ADJ ourour.ADJ.POSS.1P effortseffort.N.PL .
  
348LAU(be)cause you [//] are you leaving somewhere again ?
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP areare.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP leavingleave.V.PRESPART somewheresomewhere.ADV againagain.ADV ?
  
352LAUbecause [///] but wait you're flying to NicaraguaSE [//] you oh xxx okSE xxx .
  becausebecause.CONJ butbut.CONJ waitwait.V.INFIN you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES flyingfly.V.PRESPART toto.PREP Nicaraguaname youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP ohoh.IM okunk .
  
354LAU(be)cause I +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S .
  
358LAU+< it's (..) yeah I [/] I [//] for [//] and I didn't realise it because .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S forfor.PREP andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG realiserealise.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S becausebecause.CONJ .
  
381LAU(be)cause I had to go .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN .
  
393CHLbecause <it doesn't> [///] esoS noS importaS .
  becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG esothat.PRON.DEM.NT.SG nonot.ADV importamind.V.3S.PRES .
  because that's not important.
492CHLso you know she [/] she kind of found okSE well let me blame it on ElisaSE because she's not in the office .
  soso.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP foundfound.SV.INFIN.[or].find.V.PAST+P okunk wellwell.ADV letlet.V.IMPER meme.PRON.OBJ.1S blameblame.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S onon.PREP Elisaname becausebecause.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF officeoffice.N.SG .
  
555LAU(be)cause we're eating breakfast .
  becausebecause.CONJ we'rewe.PRON.SUB.1P+BE.V.PRES eatingunk breakfastbreakfast.N.SG .
  
618LAUlike they were just very dark because they were swollen .
  likelike.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV veryvery.ADV darkdark.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST swollenswollen.V.PASTPART .
  
628LAU+" put [///] try [///] take the biotics (be)cause her lungs are swollen .
  putput.V.INFIN trytry.SV.INFIN taketake.SV.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF bioticsbiotic.ADJ+PV becausebecause.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S lungslung.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES swollenswollen.V.PASTPART .
  
641LAUshe's sleeping (be)cause she's drowsy and stuff .
  she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES sleepingunk becausebecause.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES drowsydrowsy.ADJ andand.CONJ stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
660LAUbecause I didn't know I guess he couldn't really +...
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG knowknow.SV.INFIN II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S couldn'tcan.V.COND+NEG reallyreal.ADJ+ADV .
  
664LAU+" it's probably because her lungs are swollen .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES probablyprobably.ADV becausebecause.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S lungslung.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES swollenswollen.V.PASTPART .
  
668LAUthe sneezing I really think is because she hits her nose .
  thethe.DET.DEF sneezingunk II.PRON.SUB.1S reallyreal.ADJ+ADV thinkthink.SV.INFIN isis.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hitshit.ADJ+V 3S PRES herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S nosenose.N.SG .
  
694LAUbecause (.) the wall's being constructed .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF wall'swall.N.SG+GB beingbe.V.PRESPART constructedconstruct.V.PASTPART .
  
722LAU(be)cause I just spent a hundred and forty dollars on the vet .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV spentspent.AV.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF hundredhundred.NUM andand.CONJ fortyforty.NUM dollarsdollar.N.PL onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF vetvet.N.SG .
  
732CHLbecause yesterday ohSE with the whole passport thing uhhuh I had to do uhSE the ladies like in the morning .
  becausebecause.CONJ yesterdayyesterday.N.SG ohoh.IM withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ passportpassport.N.SG thingthing.N.SG uhhuhuhhuh.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN uhuh.IM thethe.DET.DEF ladiesladies.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.3P.PRES inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF morningmorning.N.SG .
  
749CHLbecause +...
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  
786CHLbecause when he's around she's like you know +...
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aroundaround.ADV she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
816LAUbecause (...) well there's just me alone .
  becausebecause.CONJ wellwell.ADV there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV meme.PRON.OBJ.1S alonealone.ADV .
  
817LAUand it's because <they either> [//] they maybe once did it .
  andand.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P eithereither.ADJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P maybemaybe.ADV onceonce.ADV diddid.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
830LAUbecause (..) like I had to do something for like the bathrooms right .
  becausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN somethingsomething.PRON forfor.PREP likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF bathroomsbathroom.N.PL rightright.ADJ .
  
835LAUbecause +...
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  
837LAUit's very time consuming because they give you a board with different price ranges .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES veryvery.ADV timetime.N.SG consumingconsume.V.PRESPART becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P givegive.V.3P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP aa.DET.INDEF boardboard.N.SG withwith.PREP differentdifferent.ADJ priceprice.N.SG rangesrange.N.PL .
  
861LAUbecause <when &w> [//] thank god when we submitted the drawings (.) we didn't ask like the tile yet .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ thankthank.V.INFIN godgod.N.SG whenwhen.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P submittedsubmit.V.PAST thethe.DET.DEF drawingsunk wewe.PRON.SUB.1P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG askask.SV.INFIN likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF tiletile.N.SG yetyet.CONJ .
  
883LAU(be)cause now at the end it avoids error .
  becausebecause.CONJ nownow.ADV atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF endend.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S avoidsavoid.V.3S.PRES errorerror.N.SG .
  
996LAU(be)cause it's a cheaper material ?
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF cheapercheap.ADJ.COMP materialmaterial.N.SG ?
  
1058LAUwell (.) first Old_NavySE because it's cheaper .
  wellwell.ADV firstfirst.ADJ Old_Navyname becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES cheapercheap.ADJ.COMP .
  
1069LAUno (be)cause it's a gift card I have to put like money into it you know .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF giftgift.N.SG cardcard.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP putput.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ moneymoney.N.SG intointo.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  

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