MIAMI - Herring6
Instances of was

52NICit was special order .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST specialspecial.ADJ orderord.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].order.N.SG .
  
79NICAngelo'sSE+eng homily was very (.) innocuous .
  Angelo's homilyhomy.ADJ+ADV.[or].homily.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST veryvery.ADV innocuousinnocuous.ADJ .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
112NICand then he was ahSE &=clears_throat he goes to me +"/.
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST ahah.IM hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S goesgoes.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
124NIC+" she was the vi(ce) [/] she was the principal at ahSE Little Flower (.) um when I was there teaching C_C_D .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF vicevice.N.SG sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF principalprincipal.ADJ atat.PREP ahah.IM Littlename Flowername umum.IM whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST therethere.ADV teachingteach.SV.INFIN+ASV C_C_Dname .
  
124NIC+" she was the vi(ce) [/] she was the principal at ahSE Little Flower (.) um when I was there teaching C_C_D .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF vicevice.N.SG sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF principalprincipal.ADJ atat.PREP ahah.IM Littlename Flowername umum.IM whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST therethere.ADV teachingteach.SV.INFIN+ASV C_C_Dname .
  
124NIC+" she was the vi(ce) [/] she was the principal at ahSE Little Flower (.) um when I was there teaching C_C_D .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF vicevice.N.SG sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF principalprincipal.ADJ atat.PREP ahah.IM Littlename Flowername umum.IM whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST therethere.ADV teachingteach.SV.INFIN+ASV C_C_Dname .
  
131JESyeah (.) it was just lack of experience .
  yeahyeah.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV lacklack.N.SG ofof.PREP experienceexperience.N.SG .
  
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 .
  
158NICI was getting kind of tired of the Creme_BruleeSE .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gettingget.V.PRESPART kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP tiredtire.SV.INFIN+AV ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF Creme_Bruleename .
  
190NIC+< no it was me .
  nono.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
191NICit was me .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
192NIChe was kicking me the whole time .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST kickingkick.V.PRESPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ timetime.N.SG .
  
194NICI was waking up at three and at four and at five .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST wakingwake.N.SG+ASV upup.ADV atat.PREP threethree.NUM andand.CONJ atat.PREP fourfour.NUM andand.CONJ atat.PREP fivefive.NUM .
  
200NICand Paco was snoaring really loud too .
  andand.CONJ Paconame waswas.V.3S.PAST snoaringunk reallyreal.ADJ+ADV loudloud.ADJ tootoo.ADV .
  
225JESyeah (.) you know (.) I was mentioning that (.) you know people talk about (.) the catholic church (.) and how (.) um priests that molest children like get transfered +/.
  yeahyeah.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST mentioningmention.V.PRESPART thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES peoplepeople.N.SG talktalk.N.SG aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF catholiccatholic.ADJ churchchurch.N.SG andand.CONJ howhow.ADV umum.IM priestspriest.N.PL thatthat.DEM.FAR molestmol.N.SG+ADJ.SUP.[or].molest.V.INFIN childrenchildren.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG getget.V.INFIN transferedtransfer.SV.INFIN+AV .
  
247NIC+< right right right that she was in that school in +//.
  rightright.ADJ rightright.ADJ rightright.ADJ thatthat.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR schoolschool.N.SG inin.PREP .
  
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 ?
  
352JESso she was meeting with some parents (.) and a counselor whatever xxx .
  soso.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST meetingunk withwith.PREP somesome.ADJ parentsparent.N.PL andand.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF counselorcounselor.N.SG whateverwhatever.REL .
  
363JESentoncesS <habíanS dejado@s:spa> [/] habíaS [//] there was like an electrical cord that didn't keep the door from closing all the way .
  entoncesthen.ADV habíanhave.V.3P.IMPERF dejadolet.V.PASTPART habíahave.V.13S.IMPERF therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ anan.DET.INDEF electricalelectrical.ADJ cordcord.N.SG thatthat.CONJ didn'tdid.AV.PAST+NEG keepkeep.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF doordoor.N.SG fromfrom.PREP closingclose.SV.INFIN+ASV allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF wayway.N.SG .
  then thy had left there was like an electrical cord that didn't keep the door from closing all the way.
376JESbecause it was nap time .
  becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST napnap.SV.INFIN timetime.N.SG .
  
378JESentoncesS they brought him back diceS queS [/] queS elS señorS was a Vietnam veteran .
  entoncesthen.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P broughtbrought.V.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S backback.ADV.[or].back.SV.INFIN dicetell.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ quethat.CONJ elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG señorgentleman.N.M.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF Vietnamname veteranveteran.N.SG .
  then they brought him back, he says that the gentleman was a Vietnam veteran.
381JESand [/] and you know diceS queS [/] queS estabaS [///] you know he was really traumatized with the whole thing .
  andand.CONJ andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES dicetell.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ quethat.CONJ estababe.V.13S.IMPERF youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV traumatizedunk withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ thingthing.N.SG .
  and you know, he said he was really traumatised with the whole thing.
385JES+" I was talking to the aids .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF aidsaid.V.INFIN+PV .
  
387JESxxx I know she was in a meeting during that time .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF meetingunk duringdure.ADJ+ASV.[or].during.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR timetime.N.SG .
  
391JESshe was +"/.
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
421JES&=sigh she was .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
446NICyesterday was Wednesday .
  yesterdayyesterday.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST Wednesdayname .
  
448NICno yesterday was Thursday .
  nono.ADV yesterdayyesterday.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST Thursdayname .
  
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 .
  
498JEScuandoS estábamosS enS laS claseS elS sábadoS xxx was talking about that +//.
  cuandowhen.CONJ estábamosbe.V.1P.IMPERF enin.PREP lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG claseclass.N.F.SG elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG sábadoSaturday.N.M.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  when we were in the class on Saturday [...] was talking about that...
500JES+< it was a teacher .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF teacherteacher.N.SG.[or].teach.N.SG.AG .
  
503JESthat there was a teacher .
  thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF teacherteacher.N.SG.[or].teach.N.SG.AG .
  
507JESI know exactly who they were talking about from you know from the school I was at before .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV whowho.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP fromfrom.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES fromfrom.PREP thethe.DET.DEF schoolschool.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST atat.PREP beforebefore.CONJ .
  
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 .
  
635NICmy presentation was a hell of a lot better than a lot of other people's there .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S presentationpresentation.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF hellhell.N.SG ofof.PREP aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG betterbetter.ADJ thanthan.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP otherother.ADJ people'speople.N.SG+GB therethere.ADV .
  

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