MIAMI - Herring17
Instances of can for speaker JAM

80JAMI don't know maybe later ahSE in a couple of minutes we can check some books there in xxx .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN maybemaybe.ADV laterlater.ADJ ahah.IM inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP minutesminute.N.PL wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES checkcheck.V.INFIN somesome.ADJ booksbook.N.PL therethere.ADV inin.PREP .
  
85JAM+< there's always ways that you can help yourself .
  there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES alwaysalway.ADV+V 3S PRES waysway.N.PL.[or].ways.N.SG thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES helphelp.V.INFIN yourselfyourself.PRON.REFL.2SP .
  
129JAMsometimes you can guess that .
  sometimessometime.ADV+PV.[or].sometimes.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES guessguess.V.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
130JAMand sometimes you can make it like +//.
  andand.CONJ sometimessometime.ADV+PV.[or].sometimes.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES makemake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.3S.PRES .
  
144JAMbut still I [///] what I was telling you is that we can check a couple of books and maybe ahSE (..) like self help something .
  butbut.CONJ stillstill.ADJ II.PRON.SUB.1S whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES checkcheck.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP booksbook.N.PL andand.CONJ maybemaybe.ADV ahah.IM likelike.CONJ selfself.N.SG helphelp.V.INFIN somethingsomething.PRON .
  
231JAM+< and then you can have your own pleasure and ehSE have sex and whatever .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES havehave.V.INFIN youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP ownown.ADJ pleasurepleasure.N.SG andand.CONJ eheh.IM havehave.SV.INFIN sexsex.N.SG andand.CONJ whateverwhatever.REL .
  
287JAM+< but <I can> [//] I [/] I could faint .
  butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND faintfaint.ADJ .
  
309JAMbut um how can I say this ?
  butbut.CONJ umum.IM howhow.ADV cancan.V.123SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S saysay.V.1S.PRES thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG ?
  
581JAM+< can you imagine +"/.
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP imagineimagine.V.2SP.PRES .
  
796JAMso if you're hungry you can become a Hare_KrishnaSE .
  soso.ADV ifif.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES hungryhungry.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES becomebecome.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF Hare_Krishnaname .
  
986JAMand you can drink sometimes .
  andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES drinkdrink.V.INFIN sometimessometime.ADV+PV.[or].sometimes.ADV .
  
991JAM&k you can smoke (.) cigarettes which is stupid .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES smokesmoke.V.INFIN cigarettesunk whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES stupidstupid.ADJ .
  
993JAMxxx the worst thing that you can do .
  thethe.DET.DEF worstworst.ADJ thingthing.N.SG thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES dodo.V.INFIN .
  
996JAMyou can smoke some marijuanaSE .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES smokesmoke.V.INFIN somesome.ADJ marijuanamarijuana.N.SG .
  
1013JAMeven [///] I [/] I can experience what is love +...
  eveneven.ADJ II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES experienceexperience.N.SG whatwhat.REL isis.V.3S.PRES lovelove.SV.INFIN .
  
1073JAMand I [/] I have heard that L_S_D can make you feel like that .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES heardheard.V.PASTPART thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR L_S_Dname cancan.V.123SP.PRES makemake.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP feelfeel.V.2SP.PRES likelike.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  

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