MIAMI - Herring6
Instances of because

84NIChe was all nervous (be)cause we were working today together .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST allall.ADJ nervousnervous.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST workingwork.V.PRESPART todaytoday.N.SG togethertogether.ADV .
  
105NIC+" no because you know I'm me I'm preaching on the Sunday already .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES meme.PRON.OBJ.1S I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES preachingpreach.V.PRESPART onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF Sundayname alreadyalready.ADV .
  
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 .
  
157JESI bought French_Vanilla_Cream because that was the only one that they had at B_J'sSE+eng .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S boughtbought.V.PAST French_Vanilla_Creamname becausebecause.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV oneone.PRON.SG thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hadhad.V.PAST atat.PREP B_J's .
  
213JES+" I wanna speak to you before I talk to her because I want the union to be okSE with this .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S wannawant.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP speakspeak.V.INFIN toto.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP beforebefore.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S talktalk.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF unionunion.N.SG toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN okunk withwith.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG .
  
219JES+" no I'm telling you what I'm planning to do because you know when [/] when she comes in she's probably gonna be upset or whatever .
  nono.ADV I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tellingtell.V.PRESPART youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP whatwhat.REL I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES planningplan.V.PRESPART toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whenwhen.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S comescomes.N.SG.[or].come.V.3S.PRES inin.PREP she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES probablyprobably.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN upsetupset.V.PRESPART oror.CONJ whateverwhatever.REL .
  
221NICohSE (be)cause she's coming back to work ?
  ohoh.IM becausebecause.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES comingcome.V.PRESPART backback.ADV toto.PREP workwork.V.INFIN ?
  
228JESbecause her dad is an attorney and her brother is an attorney .
  becausebecause.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S daddad.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES anan.DET.INDEF attorneyattorney.N.SG andand.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S brotherbrother.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES anan.DET.INDEF attorneyattorney.N.SG .
  
232JESbecause the [/] the parents didn't do anything but the parents are more concerned and took them out [//] took the kids out .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF parentsparent.N.PL didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG dodo.V.INFIN anythinganything.PRON butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF parentsparent.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES moremore.ADV concernedunk andand.CONJ tooktake.AV.PAST themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P outout.ADV tooktake.AV.PAST thethe.DET.DEF kidskid.N.PL outout.ADV .
  
240JES+" um I know her via email but you know because you know we've gone back and forth .
  umum.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S viavia.PREP emailunk butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES we'vewe.PRON.SUB.1P+HAVE.V.PRES gonegone.V.PASTPART backback.ADV.[or].back.N.SG andand.CONJ forthforth.ADV .
  
257JESbecause she's been working there less than three years .
  becausebecause.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART workingwork.V.PRESPART therethere.ADV lessless.ADV thanthan.CONJ threethree.NUM yearsyear.N.PL .
  
275JES(be)cause I had told her &w if she comes back (.) what we need to do is don't put her in [/] don't put her in that classroom put her in a higher grade you know where kids can talk and kids can talk and kids can tell you exactly what's going on .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toldtold.V.PASTPART herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S ifif.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S comescomes.N.SG.[or].come.V.3S.PRES backback.ADV whatwhat.REL wewe.PRON.SUB.1P needneed.V.1P.PRES toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN isis.V.3S.PRES don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG putput.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S inin.PREP don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG putput.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S inin.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR classroomclassroom.N.SG putput.N.SG herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF higherhigh.ADJ.COMP gradegrade.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES wherewhere.REL kidskid.N.PL cancan.V.123SP.PRES talktalk.V.INFIN andand.CONJ kidskid.N.PL cancan.V.123SP.PRES talktalk.V.INFIN andand.CONJ kidskid.N.PL cancan.V.123SP.PRES telltell.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV what'swhat.REL+GB goinggo.SV.INFIN+ASV onon.PREP .
  
314JESbecause <that's what> [//] that's the first thing I had asked her .
  becausebecause.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ADJ thingthing.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST askedask.V.PASTPART herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
368NICok hurry up because I don't want you to leave your brother out there alone .
  okunk hurryhurry.SV.INFIN upup.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG wantwant.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP toto.PREP leaveleave.V.INFIN youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP brotherbrother.N.SG outout.ADV therethere.ADV alonealone.ADV .
  
376JESbecause it was nap time .
  becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST napnap.SV.INFIN timetime.N.SG .
  
406JESbecause e(lla)S [/] ellaS esS unS desastreS .
  becausebecause.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S esbe.V.3S.PRES unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG desastredisaster.N.M.SG .
  because she is hopeless.
422JESyou know because sinceramenteS laS uniónS esS secundarioS .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES becausebecause.CONJ sinceramentesincerely.ADV lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG uniónunion.N.F.SG esbe.V.3S.PRES secundariosecondary.ADJ.M.SG .
  you know, because honestly, the union comes second.
522JESand she goes [/] she [/] she would erSE ask for worker's compensation because she got the stomach virus from a kid in the class .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S goesgoes.V.3S.PRES sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wouldbe.V.3S.COND erer.IM askask.SV.INFIN forfor.PREP worker'sworker.N.SG+=POSS compensationcompensation.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S gotgot.V.PAST thethe.DET.DEF stomachstomach.N.SG virusvirus.N.SG fromfrom.PREP aa.DET.INDEF kidkid.N.SG inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF classclass.N.SG .
  
539JESyS entoncesS cuandoS yaS xxx had done everything because <it takes> [///] you have to document those things for a long time .
  yand.CONJ entoncesthen.ADV cuandowhen.CONJ yaalready.ADV hadhad.AV.PAST+P donedone.V.PASTPART everythingeverything.PRON becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S takestake.V.3S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP documentdocument.N.SG thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL thingsthing.N.PL forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF longlong.ADJ timetime.N.SG .
  and then, when [...] already had done everything, because it takes, you have to document those things for a long time.
560NIC(be)cause the parents in essence sign a contract with you know with the kids when they get there which is the handbook .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF parentsparent.N.PL inin.PREP essenceessence.N.SG signsign.N.SG aa.DET.INDEF contractcontract.N.SG withwith.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF kidskid.N.PL whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P getget.V.3P.PRES therethere.ADV whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF handbookhandbook.N.SG .
  
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 .
  
632NICbecause everybody was saying it .
  becausebecause.CONJ everybodyeverybody.PRON waswas.V.3S.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  

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