MIAMI - Herring7
Instances of be

84RICsometimes it [/] it can't all be the same .
  sometimessometime.ADV+PV.[or].sometimes.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S itit.PRON.SUB.3S can'tcan.V.3S.PRES+NEG allall.ADJ bebe.SV.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ .
  
326SEB+, to be like you know like I want +/.
  toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES .
  
328SEB+, to be seeing .
  toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN seeingsee.V.PRESPART .
  
456RICdamn that'd be awesome .
  damndamn.V.INFIN that'dthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.COND.[or].that.CONJ+BE.V.COND bebe.V.INFIN awesomeawesome.ADJ .
  
461RIC+< most of the time pesa(d)oS but sometimes he could be cool .
  mostmost.ADJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF timetime.N.SG pesadoheavy.ADJ.M.SG butbut.CONJ sometimessometime.ADV+PV.[or].sometimes.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S couldcan.V.COND bebe.V.INFIN coolcool.SV.INFIN .
  most of the time annoying, but sometimes he could be cool
535RIC+< you wan(t) it to be like ApocalyptoSE +/.
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wantwant.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ Apocalyptoname .
  
566SEB(be)cause he's [//] that guy is too serious to be (.) in [/] on that [/] that type of movie .
  becausebecause.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR guyguy.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES tootoo.ADV seriousserious.ADJ toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN inin.PREP onon.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thatthat.DEM.FAR typetype.N.SG ofof.PREP moviemovie.N.SG .
  

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