MIAMI - Herring3
Instances of can

132JACyou can go home ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES gogo.V.INFIN homehome.ADV ?
  
234ASHbut (.) I can call my office right now .
  butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES callcall.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S officeoffice.N.SG rightright.ADJ nownow.ADV .
  
248ASH+" there's not much I can do .
  there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV muchmuch.ADJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES dodo.V.INFIN .
  
352ASH+" what's the worst thing that can happen to me ?
  what'swhat.REL+GB thethe.DET.DEF worstworst.ADJ thingthing.N.SG thatthat.CONJ cancan.V.123SP.PRES happenhappen.V.INFIN toto.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S ?
  
354ASHand (.) ask (..) the (.) engineer there if they can give me a job .
  andand.CONJ askask.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF engineerengine.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].engineer.N.SG therethere.ADV ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P cancan.V.123SP.PRES givegive.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aa.DET.INDEF jobjob.N.SG .
  
361ASHI can just hop on and hop off at the same time .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV hophop.N.SG onon.PREP andand.CONJ hophop.N.SG offoff.PREP atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ timetime.N.SG .
  
406ASHwe can move over there if you want .
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES movemove.V.INFIN overover.ADV therethere.ADV ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wantwant.V.2SP.PRES .
  
414ASH+" howE canE ClaudioSE cookE ?
  howhow.ADV cancan.V.123SP.PRES Claudioname cookcook.N.SG ?
  
508ASHI'm [/] I'm sure this can be rounded off but +...
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES suresure.ADJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES bebe.V.INFIN roundedround.ADJ+AV offoff.ADV butbut.CONJ .
  
510ASHin the [///] (.) I can round it off to two .
  inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES roundround.ADJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S offoff.ADV toto.PREP twotwo.NUM .
  

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