MIAMI - Herring17
Instances of was

24IRIand I've been on antidepressants since I was seventeen .
  andand.CONJ I'veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART onon.PREP antidepressantsantidepressant.N.PL sincesince.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST seventeenseventeen.NUM .
  
42JAMso <it's not> [/] ahSE (.) it's not &s something that was (.) like +/.
  soso.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV ahah.IM it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV somethingsomething.PRON thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
82JAM+< I was going to say StarbucksSE ehSE Barnes_and_NobleSE because +//.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST goinggo.V.PRESPART toto.PREP saysay.V.INFIN Starbucksname eheh.IM Barnes_and_Noblename becausebecause.CONJ .
  
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 .
  
244JAMit was another way for God to punish people .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST anotheranother.ADJ wayway.N.SG forfor.PREP Godname toto.PREP punishpunish.V.INFIN peoplepeople.N.SG .
  
293IRImy dad was just the same .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S daddad.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ .
  
310JAMonce I was um giving blood .
  onceonce.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST umum.IM givinggive.V.PRESPART bloodblood.N.SG .
  
312JAMand ahSE this black guy that it was doing it was so careless .
  andand.CONJ ahah.IM thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG blackblack.ADJ guyguy.N.SG thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST doingdo.V.PRESPART itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV carelesscareless.ADJ .
  
312JAMand ahSE this black guy that it was doing it was so careless .
  andand.CONJ ahah.IM thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG blackblack.ADJ guyguy.N.SG thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST doingdo.V.PRESPART itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV carelesscareless.ADJ .
  
330IRIhe was being careless .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST beingbe.V.PRESPART carelesscareless.ADJ .
  
332IRIyeah he was noS [/] noS teS [/] teS acribillóS .
  yeahyeah.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST nonot.ADV nonot.ADV teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S acribillóunk .
  yeah, he was, no, he stabbed you.
381JAMhe was just negligent .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV negligentnegligent.ADJ .
  
399JAMso there was blood all around the floor .
  soso.ADV therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST bloodblood.N.SG allall.ADJ aroundaround.ADV.[or].around.PREP thethe.DET.DEF floorfloor.N.SG .
  
402JAMand it was so deep .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV deepdeep.ADJ .
  
408IRI(be)cause I was like freaking out about the pain .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ freakingfreak.V.PRESPART outout.ADV aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF painpain.N.SG .
  
410JAM+< it was painful ?
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST painfulpainful.ADJ ?
  
412IRIit was painful .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST painfulpainful.ADJ .
  
414IRII was just like thinking +...
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV likelike.CONJ thinkingthink.V.PRESPART .
  
415IRII was like tired .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ tiredtire.V.PASTPART .
  
416IRII was really +/.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV .
  
457IRIbut I was this close to fainting because I threw up +//.
  butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG closeclose.SV.INFIN toto.PREP faintingfaint.ADJ+ASV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S threwthrew.V.1S.PRES upup.ADV .
  
536IRII was (..) buenoS teS digoS queS yoS soyS bravaS porqueS yoS fuiS laS fotógrafaS delS [//] elS partoS deS miS hermanaS .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST buenowell.E teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S digotell.V.1S.PRES quethat.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S soybe.V.1S.PRES bravabrave.ADJ.F.SG porquebecause.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S fuibe.V.1S.PAST lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG fotógrafaphotographer.N.F.SG delof_the.PREP+DET.DEF.M.SG elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG partochildbirth.N.M.SG deof.PREP mimy.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.SG hermanasister.N.F.SG .
  I was, well, I was brave because I was the photographer when my sister was in labour.
706IRIyou told me it was eighteen .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP toldtold.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST eighteeneighteen.NUM .
  
748JAMehSE and I was looking for ehSE (..) ahSE third type encounters .
  eheh.IM andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART forfor.PREP eheh.IM ahah.IM thirdthird.ADJ typetype.N.SG encountersencounter.V.PRES.3S .
  
767IRIohSE it was so [///] I +//.
  ohoh.IM itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S .
  
879JAMyeah like just told JesusSE or whatever god or representation there was at that time in my mind +"/.
  yeahyeah.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV toldtold.AV.PAST Jesusname oror.CONJ whateverwhatever.REL godgod.N.SG oror.CONJ representationrepresentation.N.SG therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST atat.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR timetime.N.SG inin.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mindmind.N.SG .
  
954JAM<it was> [?] something natural ?
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST somethingsomething.PRON naturalnatural.ADJ ?
  
999JAMand for me it was great .
  andand.CONJ forfor.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST greatgreat.ADJ .
  
1025JAMit was so easy to just not do it I just decided not to do it [?] .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV easyeasy.ADJ toto.PREP justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV notnot.ADV dodo.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S II.PRON.SUB.1S justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV decidedunk notnot.ADV toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1037JAM+< I [/] I was not raised to have faith .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST notnot.ADV raisedraise.V.PASTPART toto.PREP havehave.V.INFIN faithfaith.N.SG .
  

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