MIAMI - Herring6
Instances of was for speaker JES

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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  

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