MIAMI - Herring1
Instances of thing

1CHLwell she was telling me about this thing with OprahSE .
  wellwell.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aboutabout.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG thingthing.N.SG withwith.PREP Oprahname .
  
2CHLthat she's a new age thing .
  thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF newnew.ADJ ageage.N.SG thingthing.N.SG .
  
8LAU+< a new age thing ?
  aa.DET.INDEF newnew.ADJ ageage.N.SG thingthing.N.SG ?
  
27LAU+" you have to promote it and make a thing out of it .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP promotepromote.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S andand.CONJ makemake.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF thingthing.N.SG outout.ADV ofof.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
29LAU+< and then the people who <&t able> [//] are able to raise the thing the [/] (.) the most funds and donate it .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV thethe.DET.DEF peoplepeople.N.SG whowho.REL ableable.ADJ areare.V.123P.PRES ableable.ADJ toto.PREP raiseraise.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF mostmost.ADJ fundsfund.N.PL.[or].funds.N.PL andand.CONJ donatedonate.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
110CHLbut the thing is +...
  butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES .
  
134CHLwell the thing is that they started looking for a new (.) house to move in .
  wellwell.ADV thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P startedstart.V.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF newnew.ADJ househouse.N.SG toto.PREP movemove.V.INFIN inin.PREP .
  
144CHLbut the thing is that (.) yeah +/.
  butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR yeahyeah.ADV .
  
153CHLyeah I don't know if it's like this hispanic thing +/.
  yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG hispanicunk thingthing.N.SG .
  
174CHLwowSE well the thing is that they found this place right .
  wowwow.IM wellwell.ADV thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P foundfound.V.3P.PRES.[or].find.V.PAST+P thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG placeplace.N.SG rightright.ADJ .
  
231LAUbut the whole drama thing and every(thing) .
  butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ dramadrama.N.SG thingthing.N.SG andand.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON .
  
232LAUthey joined the SpiritSE airfare thing .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P joinedunk thethe.DET.DEF Spiritname airfareunk thingthing.N.SG .
  
252LAUthey did a whole thing in New_York for twenty four hours .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P diddid.V.PAST aa.DET.INDEF wholewhole.ADJ thingthing.N.SG inin.PREP New_Yorkname forfor.PREP twentytwenty.NUM fourfour.NUM hourshour.N.PL .
  
258LAUthis time round they're doing the same thing for xxx .
  thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG timetime.N.SG roundround.ADJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG forfor.PREP .
  
279LAUthe only thing is they don't fly to CanadaSE so I'm like +...
  thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG flyfly.V.INFIN toto.PREP Canadaname soso.ADV I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES likelike.CONJ .
  
304CHLthe thing is that (.) one of the girls she went into her office Thursday .
  thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR oneone.PRON.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF girlsgirl.N.PL sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wentwent.V.PAST intointo.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S officeoffice.N.SG Thursdayname .
  
340CHL+" <you know I> [//] that's the last thing I want .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF lastlast.ADJ thingthing.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES .
  
343CHLand yesterday I had to run some errands for the passport thing .
  andand.CONJ yesterdayyesterday.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP runrun.V.INFIN somesome.ADJ errandserrand.N.PL forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF passportpassport.N.SG thingthing.N.SG .
  
355CHLthe thing is that &ʃ .
  thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
386CHLand then the thing is that I went .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wentwent.V.PAST .
  
395CHLthe thing is that (.) my passport ellosS <meS han@s:spa> [//] meS loS hanS revalidadoS dosS vecesS .
  thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S passportpassport.N.SG ellosthey.PRON.SUB.M.3P meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S hanhave.V.3P.PRES meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S hanhave.V.3P.PRES revalidadorevalidate.V.PASTPART dostwo.NUM vecestime.N.F.PL .
  the thing is that they have renewed my passport twice.
466CHLwell then the thing is RaquelSE wanted to confront everybody .
  wellwell.ADV thenthen.ADV thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES Raquelname wantedwant.V.PAST toto.PREP confrontconfront.V.INFIN everybodyeverybody.PRON .
  
473CHL<and I> [///] the thing is that (.) I get to the office and Ana'sSE like (...) almost crying .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S getget.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF officeoffice.N.SG andand.CONJ Ana'sname likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN almostalmost.ADV cryingcry.SV.INFIN+ASV .
  
539LAUyeah all the second guessing back and forth thing .
  yeahyeah.ADV allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF secondsecond.ADJ guessingguess.N.SG+ASV backback.ADV.[or].back.N.SG andand.CONJ forthforth.ADV thingthing.N.SG .
  
559LAUI was gonna do the whole um recording thing (..) for María'sSE friend .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP dodo.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ umum.IM recordingrecord.V.PRESPART thingthing.N.SG forfor.PREP María'sname friendfriend.N.SG .
  
575LAUand I have to give her fifteen drops of some fluid thing .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP givegive.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S fifteenfifteen.NUM dropsdrop.N.PL.[or].drops.N.PL ofof.PREP somesome.ADJ fluidfluid.N.SG thingthing.N.SG .
  
643LAUand then I told him <about the> [/] about the flea thing .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF fleaflea.N.SG thingthing.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 .
  
771LAUthey don't do that thing where you can review her ?
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG dodo.V.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR thingthing.N.SG wherewhere.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES reviewreview.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S ?
  
943LAUand it's the same thing in my eyes .
  andand.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG inin.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S eyeseyes.N.PL .
  
947LAUit's like it's the same thing .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG .
  
992CHLand we [/] she the same thing .
  andand.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG .
  

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