MIAMI - Herring7
Instances of because

22RICbecause there were still some survivors left .
  becausebecause.CONJ therethere.ADV werewere.V.2S123P.PAST stillstill.ADJ somesome.ADJ survivorssurvivor.N.PL leftleft.ADJ.[or].leave.V.PAST .
  
53RIC+< because all [/] <all the monsters look like> [//] they look like zombies .
  becausebecause.CONJ allall.ADJ allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF monstersmonster.N.PL looklook.V.3P.PRES likelike.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P looklook.V.3P.PRES likelike.CONJ zombieszombie.N.PL .
  
89SEB+< (be)cause they [/] (be)cause they got a lot of clothes in .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gotgot.V.PAST aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP clothesclothes.N.PL inin.PREP .
  
89SEB+< (be)cause they [/] (be)cause they got a lot of clothes in .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gotgot.V.PAST aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP clothesclothes.N.PL inin.PREP .
  
140SEBI don't know that's [/] that's why (be)cause in the eleven is when they got the strike [/] the strike thing .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF eleveneleven.NUM isis.V.3S.PRES whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gotgot.V.PAST thethe.DET.DEF strikestrike.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF strikestrike.N.SG thingthing.N.SG .
  
142RIC+< yeah I think [/] I think that it just ended like right there like it ended (be)cause of the strike .
  yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR itit.PRON.SUB.3S justjust.ADV endedend.V.PASTPART likelike.CONJ rightright.ADJ therethere.ADV likelike.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S endedend.V.PAST becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF strikestrike.N.SG .
  
182SEB(be)cause this one uhSE close like earlier [/] earlier .
  becausebecause.CONJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG oneone.PRON.SG uhuh.IM closeclose.SV.INFIN likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN earlierearly.ADJ.COMP.[or].earlier.ADV earlierearly.ADJ.COMP.[or].earlier.ADV .
  
269RIC(be)cau(se) I haven't seen six I'm gonna see six today .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S haven'thave.V.1S.PRES+NEG seenseen.V.PASTPART sixsix.NUM I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP seesee.V.INFIN sixsix.NUM todaytoday.N.SG .
  
304SEB+, (be)cause he's er it [/] it's everything on the same [///] that's what I'm telling you [///] everything in the same role .
  becausebecause.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES erer.IM itit.PRON.SUB.3S it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES everythingeverything.PRON onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tellingtell.V.PRESPART youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP everythingeverything.PRON inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ rolerole.N.SG .
  
317RIC(be)cause like <he saw> [/] he saw the picture .
  becausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S sawsaw.V.PAST hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S sawsaw.V.PAST thethe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.SG .
  
330SEB(be)cause is the [/] the funny stuff the +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ isis.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF funnyfunny.ADJ stuffstuff.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF .
  
373SEB<he's &i> [//] he's dead but he isn't dead because LindermanSE .
  he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES deaddead.ADJ butbut.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S isn'tis.V.3S.PRES+NEG deaddead.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ Lindermanname .
  
374RIChe's dead (be)cause LindermanSE killed him .
  he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES deaddead.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ Lindermanname killedkill.V.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  
398SEB<(be)cause they got > [///] he [/] he can put (.) something on the head of the people .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gotgot.V.PAST hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES putput.V.INFIN somethingsomething.PRON onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF headhead.N.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF peoplepeople.N.SG .
  
425SEByou don't have to see the rest of the chapters (be)cause everything is [/] is like the same thing .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG havehave.V.INFIN toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF restrest.N.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF chapterschapter.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON isis.V.3S.PRES isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG .
  
432RICwhy (be)cause they show you the future (.) again ?
  whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P showshow.V.3P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP thethe.DET.DEF futurefuture.N.SG againagain.ADV ?
  
433SEBbecause &i chapter nine's is everything in chapter nine's is what happened &w +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ chapterchapter.N.SG nine'snine.NUM+GB isis.V.3S.PRES everythingeverything.PRON inin.PREP chapterchapter.N.SG nine'snine.NUM+GB isis.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL happenedhappen.V.PAST .
  
437SEB(be)cause you [/] <you gonna> [//] you gotta see what happen(s) with PeterSE how he get(s) there what happen(s) with the girl that has got the [/] the flame &ans everything .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gottaget.V.2SP.PRES+TO.PREP seesee.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL happenshappen.SV.INFIN+PV withwith.PREP Petername howhow.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S getsget.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV whatwhat.REL happenshappen.SV.INFIN+PV withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF girlgirl.N.SG thatthat.CONJ hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES gotgot.V.PASTPART thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF flameflame.N.SG everythingeverything.PRON .
  
534SEBI don't think so (be)cause +/.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG thinkthink.V.INFIN soso.ADV becausebecause.CONJ .
  
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 .
  
645RICdamn and <you need> [/] you need subtitles (be)cause that movie is hard to understand .
  damndamn.V.INFIN andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP needneed.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP needneed.V.2SP.PRES subtitlessubtitle.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR moviemovie.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES hardhard.ADJ toto.PREP understandunderstand.V.INFIN .
  
653SEB(be)cause <I wanna> [/] I wanna see like something what happen on you know like if it likes PerfumeSE .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wannawant.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S wannawant.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP seesee.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON whatwhat.REL happenhappen.SV.INFIN onon.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES likelike.CONJ ifif.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S likeslike.V.3S.PRES Perfumename .
  

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