MIAMI - Herring6
Instances of thing for speaker NIC

110NIC+" &de [/] &de that's one less thing I have to worry about .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES oneone.PRON.SG lessless.ADV thingthing.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP worryworry.V.INFIN aboutabout.PREP .
  
168NICI'm not gonna pick up the whole thing .
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP pickpick.V.INFIN upup.ADV thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ thingthing.N.SG .
  
226NICjust get transfered from one place to another and the school system is doing the same thing .
  justjust.ADV getget.V.INFIN transferedtransfer.SV.INFIN+AV fromfrom.PREP oneone.PRON.SG placeplace.N.SG toto.PREP anotheranother.ADJ andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF schoolschool.N.SG systemsystem.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG .
  
547NIC+< <that's the thing> [/] that's the thing with my school since we work on contract .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG that'sthat.CONJ+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG withwith.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S schoolschool.N.SG sincesince.PREP wewe.PRON.SUB.1P workwork.V.1P.PRES onon.PREP contractcontract.SV.INFIN .
  
547NIC+< <that's the thing> [/] that's the thing with my school since we work on contract .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG that'sthat.CONJ+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG withwith.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S schoolschool.N.SG sincesince.PREP wewe.PRON.SUB.1P workwork.V.1P.PRES onon.PREP contractcontract.SV.INFIN .
  
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 .
  
629NICand it really bothers me that PeterSE got a [/] the same thing that I got .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S reallyreal.ADJ+ADV bothersbother.N.PL meme.PRON.OBJ.1S thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR Petername gotgot.V.PAST aa.DET.INDEF thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S gotgot.V.PAST .
  
639NICI post(ed) [//] I sent her my thing (.) on Monday the day right after class and it's Friday today and she still hasn't posted my grade .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S postedpost.N.SG+AV II.PRON.SUB.1S sentsent.V.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S thingthing.N.SG onon.PREP Mondayname thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG rightright.ADJ afterafter.PREP classclass.N.SG andand.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES Fridayname todaytoday.N.SG andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S stillstill.ADJ hasn'thas.V.3S.PRES+NEG postedpost.N.SG+AV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S gradegrade.N.SG .
  

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