MIAMI - Herring8
Instances of were for speaker MEL

359MELyou know where the cats were ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES wherewhere.REL thethe.DET.DEF catscate.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST ?
  
361MELthey were under the deck .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST underunder.PREP thethe.DET.DEF deckdeck.N.SG .
  
365MELI guess they were trying to find protection .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP findfind.V.INFIN protectionprotection.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 .
  
585MEL<thought they were> [?] playing football .
  thoughtthought.V.PAST theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST playingplay.V.PRESPART footballfootball.N.SG .
  

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