MIAMI - Herring6
Instances of they for speaker NIC

51NICthey said I had to order it .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P saidsaid.V.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP orderord.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].order.N.SG itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
53NICthat they don't keep any of those things any more .
  thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG keepkeep.V.INFIN anyany.ADJ ofof.PREP thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL thingsthing.N.PL anyany.ADJ moremore.ADV .
  
55NICthey didn't have it .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG havehave.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
56NICthey didn't have even those um (.) those liners from (.) landscaping .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG havehave.SV.INFIN eveneven.ADJ thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL umum.IM thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL linersliner.N.PL fromfrom.PREP landscapinglandscape.N.SG+ASV .
  
60NICthey didn't have it .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG havehave.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
62NICthey had it .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hadhad.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
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 .
  
255NIC+< so then tell them that they have to leave again .
  soso.ADV thenthen.ADV telltell.SV.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P havehave.V.3P.PRES toto.PREP leaveleave.V.INFIN againagain.ADV .
  
326NICbut at any rate didn't they get somebody to replace her while she was gone ?
  butbut.CONJ atat.PREP anyany.ADJ raterate.N.SG didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG theythey.PRON.SUB.3P getget.V.3P.PRES somebodysomebody.PRON toto.PREP replacereplace.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S whilewhile.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST gonegone.V.PASTPART ?
  
443NICbut um I think they started calling people down to sign their contracts on Thursday .
  butbut.CONJ umum.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P startedstart.V.PAST callingcall.V.PRESPART peoplepeople.N.SG downdown.PREP toto.PREP signsign.N.SG theirtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P contractscontract.N.SG+PV onon.PREP Thursdayname .
  
452NICthey started calling um people down .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P startedstart.V.PAST callingcall.V.PRESPART umum.IM peoplepeople.N.SG downdown.PREP .
  
464NICthey are gonna come to me .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P areare.V.3P.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP comecome.V.INFIN toto.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
552NICno no I mean here they you know we try to help you out .
  nono.ADV nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES herehere.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES wewe.PRON.SUB.1P trytry.V.1P.PRES toto.PREP helphelp.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP outout.ADV .
  
558NICI wish they would do that with the kids .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S wishwish.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P wouldbe.V.123SP.COND dodo.SV.INFIN thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF kidskid.N.PL .
  
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 .
  

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