MIAMI - Herring8
Instances of because

20ROB(be)cause I told him about my brother_in_law and everything .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S aboutabout.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S brother_in_lawbrother-in-law.N.SG andand.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON .
  
29MELbecause then +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ thenthen.ADV .
  
59ROB(be)cause I gotta to put <the the drain> [//] the blocker on the drain so the creepy_crawly doesn't get stuck and +...
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S gottaget.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP toto.PREP putput.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF draindrain.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF blockerblock.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].blocker.N.SG onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF draindrain.N.SG soso.ADV thethe.DET.DEF creepy_crawlyunk doesn'tdoes.SV.INFIN+NEG getget.SV.INFIN stuckstuck.AV.PAST andand.CONJ .
  
99ROByeah but I think she's just going to scam it and (.) uh you know mark the ones she's already done because there was a certain number that you had to have .
  yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADV goinggo.V.PRESPART toto.PREP scamunk itit.PRON.SUB.3S andand.CONJ uhuh.IM youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES markmark.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF onesone.PRON.PL she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES alreadyalready.ADV donedone.AV.PAST becausebecause.CONJ therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF certaincertain.ADJ numbernumb.ADJ.COMP.[or].number.N.SG thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP havehave.V.INFIN .
  
122MELand I told GloriaSE because +/.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST Glorianame becausebecause.CONJ .
  
133ROBbut you see what I'm saying is they should not give you because they've asked you to format a thousand different ways .
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP seesee.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES sayingsay.V.PRESPART isis.V.3S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P shouldshould.V.3P.PRES notnot.ADV givegive.SV.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP becausebecause.CONJ they'vethey.PRON.SUB.3P+HAVE.V.PRES askedask.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP toto.PREP formatformat.N.SG aa.DET.INDEF thousandthousand.NUM differentdifferent.ADJ waysway.N.PL.[or].ways.N.SG .
  
139MELbut they submitted my dissertation (.) with those formatting issues (be)cause they knew that it would still pass for the defense .
  butbut.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P submittedsubmit.V.PAST mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S dissertationdissertation.N.SG withwith.PREP thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL formattingformat.N.SG+ASV issuesissue.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P knewknew.V.3P.PRES thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S wouldbe.V.3S.COND stillstill.ADJ passpass.V.INFIN forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF defensedefense.N.SG .
  
177ROB(be)cause these trees block the sunlight .
  becausebecause.CONJ thesethese.DEM.NEAR.PL treestree.N.PL blockblock.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF sunlightsunlight.N.SG .
  
184MELthen do it because ahíS noS vaS aS crecerS nadaS .
  thenthen.ADV dodo.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S becausebecause.CONJ ahíthere.ADV nonot.ADV vago.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP crecergrow.V.INFIN nadanothing.PRON .
  then do it, because nothing is going to grow there.
242MELand I had told her you know do something on conservation (be)cause there's water +...
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toldtold.V.PASTPART herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES dodo.V.INFIN somethingsomething.PRON onon.PREP conservationconservation.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES waterwater.N.SG .
  
245MELI had already gone through them (be)cause supposedly that's what I was gonna do yesterday .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST alreadyalready.ADV gonegone.AV.PAST throughthrough.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P becausebecause.CONJ supposedlysupposedly.ADV that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP dodo.V.INFIN yesterdayyesterday.N.SG .
  
288ROB+" (be)cause they're cute [=! laugh] .
  becausebecause.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES cutecute.ADJ .
  
505MELtell her to come get her dog (be)cause she is eating grass again .
  telltell.V.INFIN herher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S toto.PREP comecome.V.INFIN getget.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S dogdog.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S isis.V.3S.PRES eatingunk grassgrass.N.SG againagain.ADV .
  
569MELit was weird (be)cause the second lesson +...
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST weirdweird.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF secondsecond.ADJ lessonlesson.N.SG .
  
580MEL+< xxx they show is my job complete (be)cause I think <they were gonna> [//] your job is complete for this &se section .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P showshow.V.3P.PRES isis.V.3S.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S jobjob.N.SG completecomplete.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP jobjob.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES completecomplete.ADJ forfor.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG sectionsection.N.SG .
  
826MELbecause she likes to sleep .
  becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S likeslike.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP sleepsleep.N.SG .
  

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