MIAMI - Herring6
Instances of because for speaker NIC

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 .
  
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 ?
  
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 .
  
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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