MIAMI - Herring1
Instances of was for speaker LAU

67LAUyour grandmother was here visiting .
  youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP grandmothergrandmother.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST herehere.ADV visitingvisit.SV.INFIN+ASV .
  
71LAUand your grandmother was like +"/.
  andand.CONJ youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP grandmothergrandmother.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
140LAU+< <but the si(ster)> [/] but the sister the one that was married and lives somewhere else right .
  butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF sistersister.N.SG butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF sistersister.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF oneone.PRON.SG thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST marriedmarry.V.PASTPART andand.CONJ liveslives.N.SG.[or].live.V.INFIN+PV somewheresomewhere.ADV elseelse.ADJ rightright.ADJ .
  
230LAUum the ones I was telling you about right now .
  umum.IM thethe.DET.DEF onesone.PRON.PL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP aboutabout.PREP rightright.ADJ nownow.ADV .
  
271LAU+< he was like .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
361LAUso like there I was two weeks before the trip .
  soso.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN therethere.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST twotwo.NUM weeksweek.N.PL beforebefore.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF triptrip.N.SG .
  
364LAUand MichaelSE was like +"/.
  andand.CONJ Michaelname waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
371LAUI was so (.) lucky .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST soso.ADV luckylucky.ADJ .
  
377LAUthank god I [/] I was able to find a +...
  thankthank.V.INFIN godgod.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST ableable.ADJ toto.PREP findfind.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF .
  
380LAUand then I had to say that I was taking doctor's appointments and everything .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP saysay.V.INFIN thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST takingtake.V.PRESPART doctor'sdoctor.N.SG+=POSS appointmentsappointment.N.PL andand.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON .
  
382LAU<I wa(s)> [/] I was two hours in line .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST twotwo.NUM hourshour.N.PL inin.PREP lineline.N.SG .
  
382LAU<I wa(s)> [/] I was two hours in line .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST twotwo.NUM hourshour.N.PL inin.PREP lineline.N.SG .
  
503LAU+< <what was it> [/] what was it they <were blaming on> [/] were blaming on her ?
  whatwhat.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S whatwhat.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST blamingblame.N.SG+ASV onon.PREP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST blamingblame.N.SG+ASV onon.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S ?
  
503LAU+< <what was it> [/] what was it they <were blaming on> [/] were blaming on her ?
  whatwhat.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S whatwhat.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST blamingblame.N.SG+ASV onon.PREP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST blamingblame.N.SG+ASV onon.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S ?
  
558LAU<I told you> [/] I told you yesterday I was gonna go and do this remember .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP yesterdayyesterday.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP gogo.V.INFIN andand.CONJ dodo.V.INFIN thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG rememberremember.SV.INFIN .
  
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 .
  
565LAUI told you I was gonna eat at Denny'sSE with ChloeSE .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP eateat.V.INFIN atat.PREP Denny'sname withwith.PREP Chloename .
  
655LAUum <he knew &ɪgz> [//] he knew what it was .
  umum.IM hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S knewknew.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S knewknew.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
678LAUso it was a little bit high .
  soso.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG highhigh.ADJ .
  
779LAUdid the guy leave that guy that she was +...
  diddid.AV.PAST thethe.DET.DEF guyguy.N.SG leaveleave.N.SG thatthat.DEM.FAR guyguy.N.SG thatthat.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
781LAUI thought he was leaving to New_York you said or something .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST leavingleave.V.PRESPART toto.PREP New_Yorkname youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP saidsaid.V.PAST oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
866LAUit was that he +...
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S .
  
919LAUI was like how much ?
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ howhow.ADV muchmuch.ADJ ?
  
929LAUthere was a [/] some Puerto_Rican coup(le) [/] couple that lived here .
  therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF somesome.ADJ Puerto_Ricanname couplecouple.N.SG couplecouple.N.SG thatthat.CONJ livedlive.V.INFIN+AV herehere.ADV .
  
935LAUhe did it <the tennis> [//] he was in the tennis shoes business .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S diddid.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S thethe.DET.DEF tennistennis.N.SG hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF tennistennis.N.SG shoesshoes.N.PL businessbusiness.N.SG .
  
1008LAUand I was gonna give the girl it was a plastic pen to sign it .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP givegive.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF girlgirl.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF plasticplastic.N.SG penpen.N.SG toto.PREP signsign.N.SG itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1008LAUand I was gonna give the girl it was a plastic pen to sign it .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP givegive.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF girlgirl.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF plasticplastic.N.SG penpen.N.SG toto.PREP signsign.N.SG itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1016LAUit was really weird .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV weirdweird.ADJ .
  
1051LAUbut she was like that for a few years .
  butbut.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF fewfew.ADJ yearsyear.N.PL .
  
1057LAUI was gonna go there and The GapSE .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP gogo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV andand.CONJ Thename Gapname .
  

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