MIAMI - Herring6
Instances of be for speaker NIC

63NICand they had one and I hope it'll be big enough (.) to be able to do it but it's black .
  andand.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hadhad.V.PAST oneone.PRON.SG andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hopehope.N.SG it'llit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.FUT bebe.V.3S.PRES bigbig.ADJ enoughenough.ADJ toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN ableable.ADJ toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S butbut.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES blackblack.ADJ .
  
63NICand they had one and I hope it'll be big enough (.) to be able to do it but it's black .
  andand.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hadhad.V.PAST oneone.PRON.SG andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hopehope.N.SG it'llit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.FUT bebe.V.3S.PRES bigbig.ADJ enoughenough.ADJ toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN ableable.ADJ toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S butbut.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES blackblack.ADJ .
  
87NIC+" you know I was reading about what had to be done .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST readingread.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP whatwhat.REL hadhad.AV.PAST+P toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN donedone.V.PASTPART .
  
114NIC+" I hear you're gonna be vice principal of the school .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S hearhear.V.1S.PRES you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN vicevice.N.SG principalprincipal.ADJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF schoolschool.N.SG .
  
118NIC+" ohSE you're gonna be working with Sister MariaSE .
  ohoh.IM you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN workingwork.V.PRESPART withwith.PREP Sistername Marianame .
  
143NICand EsmereldaSE wants to go because Nancy'sSE+eng gonna be baptized there .
  andand.CONJ Esmereldaname wantswant.SV.INFIN+PV toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ Nancy's gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN baptizedunk therethere.ADV .
  
453NICso I imagine that they'll be calling her soon to go sign her contract .
  soso.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S imagineimagine.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR they'llthey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.FUT bebe.SV.INFIN callingcall.V.PRESPART herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S soonsoon.ADV toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN signsign.N.SG herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S contractcontract.N.SG .
  
454NICand then the nun said that erSE to see if she could be coming in you know at some point maybe for like a week or something .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV thethe.DET.DEF nunnun.N.SG saidsaid.AV.PAST+P thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR erer.IM toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S couldcan.V.COND bebe.V.INFIN comingcome.V.PRESPART inin.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES atat.PREP somesome.ADJ pointpoint.N.SG maybemaybe.ADV forfor.PREP likelike.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF weekweek.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
459NIC+< it may be better for her not to .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S maymay.V.3S.PRES bebe.SV.INFIN betterbetter.ADJ forfor.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S notnot.ADV toto.PREP .
  
479NIC+" no JanetSE was saying that in FergusonSE there is gonna be openings for six new teachers in every department .
  nono.ADV Janetname waswas.V.3S.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR inin.PREP Fergusonname therethere.ADV isis.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN openingsunk forfor.PREP sixsix.NUM newnew.ADJ teachersteacher.N.PL inin.PREP everyevery.ADJ departmentdepartment.N.SG .
  
561NICyou break that you should be out .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP breakbreak.V.2SP.PRES thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP shouldshould.V.2SP.PRES bebe.SV.INFIN outout.ADV .
  
568NICit's gonna be rough .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN roughrough.ADJ .
  
581NIC(be)cause father DerrikSE used to bring people all the time but that was him but (.) now father NicholsSE is going to be doing the same thing so +...
  becausebecause.CONJ fatherfath.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].father.N.SG Derrikname useduse.V.PAST toto.PREP bringbring.V.INFIN peoplepeople.N.SG allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF timetime.N.SG butbut.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S butbut.CONJ nownow.ADV fatherfath.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].father.N.SG Nicholsname isis.V.3S.PRES goinggo.V.PRESPART toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN doingdo.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG soso.ADV .
  
604NICyeah he could be baby_sitting .
  yeahyeah.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S couldcan.V.COND bebe.V.INFIN baby_sittingunk .
  

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