MIAMI - Herring8
Instances of was for speaker MEL

36MELand where's the gak [?] thing you're saying was coming out of it ?
  andand.CONJ where'swhere.REL+GB thethe.DET.DEF gakunk thingthing.N.SG you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES sayingsay.V.PRESPART waswas.V.3S.PAST comingcome.V.PRESPART outout.ADV ofof.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
113MEL+< I was telling GloriaSE +//.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART Glorianame .
  
116MELum I was telling GloriaSE that after I stayed with JanetSE till ten o'clock at night xxx you know and we're late and everything (.) uh she e_mails me today +"/.
  umum.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART Glorianame thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR afterafter.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S stayedstay.V.PAST withwith.PREP Janetname tilltill.CONJ tenten.NUM o'clocko'clock.ADV atat.PREP nightnight.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES andand.CONJ we'rewe.PRON.SUB.1P+BE.V.PRES latelate.ADJ andand.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON uhuh.IM sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S e_mailsunk meme.PRON.OBJ.1S todaytoday.N.SG .
  
129MELit was very minor what they told me I had to change .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST veryvery.ADV minorminor.ADJ whatwhat.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P toldtold.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP changechange.V.INFIN .
  
156MELI was thinking that I don't know MarySE siempreS seS fastidiaS getting all the drinks .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN Maryname siemprealways.ADV seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP fastidiaannoy.V.3S.PRES gettingget.SV.INFIN+ASV allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF drinksdrink.N.PL .
  I was thinking that, I don't know, Mary always gets annoyed getting all the drinks
202MELshe took her in the morning like she was gonna bathe her .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S tooktake.V.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF morningmorning.N.SG likelike.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bathebathe.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
210MELI didn't think anybody was gonna be at work today .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG thinkthink.V.INFIN anybodyanybody.PRON waswas.V.3S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN atat.PREP workwork.N.SG todaytoday.N.SG .
  
213MEL+< I thought was just gonna be me and RosaSE .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST waswas.V.3S.PAST justjust.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S andand.CONJ Rosaname .
  
214MELand I even told RosaSE I was gonna get there at tennish .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S eveneven.ADJ toldtold.AV.PAST Rosaname II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP getget.V.INFIN therethere.ADV atat.PREP tennishunk .
  
215MELperoS noS huboS tráficoS so I was able to go straight .
  perobut.CONJ nonot.ADV hubohave.V.3S.PAST tráficotrafficking.N.M.SG soso.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST ableable.ADJ toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN straightstraight.ADJ .
  but I didn't hit any traffic, so I was able to go straight
221MELno but SusieSE was [=! laugh].
  nono.ADV butbut.CONJ Susiename waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
223MEL<SusieSE wa(s)> [//] yeah when I got in the door was unlocked and xxx <how weird> ["] .
  Susiename waswas.V.3S.PAST yeahyeah.ADV whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S gotgot.V.PAST inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF doordoor.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST unlockedunlock.V.PASTPART andand.CONJ howhow.ADV weirdweird.ADJ .
  
223MEL<SusieSE wa(s)> [//] yeah when I got in the door was unlocked and xxx <how weird> ["] .
  Susiename waswas.V.3S.PAST yeahyeah.ADV whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S gotgot.V.PAST inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF doordoor.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST unlockedunlock.V.PASTPART andand.CONJ howhow.ADV weirdweird.ADJ .
  
225MELI thought everybody was gonna be out today .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST everybodyeverybody.PRON waswas.V.3S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN outout.ADV todaytoday.N.SG .
  
226MELthat's what I had heard that everybody was out .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST heardheard.V.PASTPART thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR everybodyeverybody.PRON waswas.V.3S.PAST outout.ADV .
  
233MELthe morning was getting ready for the meeting .
  thethe.DET.DEF morningmorning.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST gettingget.V.PRESPART readyready.ADJ forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF meetingunk .
  
234MELbasically it was C_C'sSE integrates .
  basicallybasically.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST C_C'sname integratesintegrate.SV.INFIN+PV .
  
244MELlong story short it was very complicated so +...
  longlong.ADJ storystory.N.SG shortshort.ADJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST veryvery.ADV complicatedcomplicate.SV.INFIN+AV soso.ADV .
  
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 .
  
270MELI thought (.) I was alone .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST alonealone.ADV .
  
276MELno but she was talking to me about the other day .
  nono.ADV butbut.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ dayday.N.SG .
  
277MELand I was like +"/.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
294MELyou know actually I bought them when I got them about a week ago I was gonna get them for her .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S boughtbought.V.PAST themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S gotgot.V.PAST themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P aboutabout.PREP aa.DET.INDEF weekweek.N.SG agoago.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP getget.V.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P forfor.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
298MELI really thought it was them .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S reallyreal.ADJ+ADV thoughtthought.V.PAST itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
299MELyesterday with the vulture (.) was disgusting .
  yesterdayyesterday.N.SG withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF vulturevulture.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST disgustingdisgust.V.PRESPART .
  
328MEL+< really the crazy tiger was outside ?
  reallyreal.ADJ+ADV thethe.DET.DEF crazycrazy.ADJ tigertiger.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST outsideoutside.PREP ?
  
387MELwas that toy in your xxx ?
  waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR toytoy.N.SG inin.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP ?
  
388MELor was it in Tina's house ?
  oror.CONJ waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S inin.PREP Tina'sname househouse.N.SG ?
  
403MELthat was my next question why did he do it ?
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S nextnext.ADJ questionquestion.N.SG whywhy.REL diddid.V.PAST hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S dodo.V.3S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
457MELohSE I thought RebeccaSE was the other one .
  ohoh.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST Rebeccaname waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ oneone.PRON.SG .
  
473MEL+< that was beautiful dancing .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST beautifulbeautiful.ADJ dancingdance.SV.INFIN+ASV .
  
568MELthe second lesson was very good .
  thethe.DET.DEF secondsecond.ADJ lessonlesson.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST veryvery.ADV goodgood.ADJ .
  
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 .
  
589MELdo you think it was GuapoSE ?
  dodo.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP thinkthink.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST Guaponame ?
  
592MEL<was that> [?] RachelSE ?
  waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR Rachelname ?
  
685MEL<that was the best one of the day> [=! claps] .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ oneone.PRON.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG .
  
692MEL+< it was a lot of emotion .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP emotionemotion.N.SG .
  
829MEL+< she was Jessica's monkey .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST Jessica'sname monkeymonkey.N.SG .
  
851MELso was faster than thirty minutes .
  soso.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST fasterfast.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ thirtythirty.NUM minutesminute.N.PL .
  

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