MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of because

5LUKbecause I think that's a little bit <more pressing> [//] more important right now (...) than looking at some dollar store online [?] .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG moremore.ADJ pressingpress.N.SG+ASV moremore.ADV importantimportant.ADJ rightright.ADJ nownow.ADV thanthan.CONJ lookinglook.V.PRESPART atat.PREP somesome.ADJ dollardollar.N.SG storestore.N.SG onlineunk .
  
10LUK(be)cause this guy wanted to buy <the lights to the car> [//] the headlights .
  becausebecause.CONJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG guyguy.N.SG wantedwant.V.PAST toto.PREP buybuy.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF lightslight.N.PL.[or].lights.N.PL toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF headlightsheadlight.N.PL .
  
80LUKbecause I paid for the cheapest (.) filling [///] eh shipping .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S paidpaid.V.PAST forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF cheapestcheap.ADJ+ADJ.SUP fillingfill.N.SG+ASV eheh.IM shippingship.N.SG+ASV .
  
95LUKbecause I have no way of +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES nono.ADV wayway.N.SG ofof.PREP .
  
100LUKokSE (be)cause I said +//.
  okunk becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S saidsaid.V.PAST .
  
102LUK(be)cause I [///] somebody asking about how to wire the foglights in the car so that they come on on their own .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S somebodysomebody.PRON askingask.SV.INFIN+ASV aboutabout.PREP howhow.ADV toto.PREP wirewire.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF foglightsunk inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG soso.ADV thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P comecome.V.3P.PRES onon.PREP onon.PREP theirtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P ownown.PRON .
  
107LUK(be)cause JaredSE [/] JaredSE says +...
  becausebecause.CONJ Jaredname Jaredname sayssays.N.SG.[or].say.SV.INFIN+PV .
  
109LUKbecause maybe <he says> [//] he just pays for everything .
  becausebecause.CONJ maybemaybe.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S sayssays.N.SG.[or].say.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV payspay.N.PL forfor.PREP everythingeverything.PRON .
  
117LUKbecause +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  
119LUKyeah the [/] because the thing is if [/] if they have one .
  yeahyeah.ADV thethe.DET.DEF becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES ifif.CONJ ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P havehave.V.3P.PRES oneone.PRON.SG .
  
133LUK+< because there's a receiver in the car that receives signals from this remote .
  becausebecause.CONJ there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF receiverreceiver.N.SG inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG thatthat.CONJ receivesreceive.V.3S.PRES signalssignal.N.PL fromfrom.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG remoteremote.ADJ .
  
137LUK(be)cause I can plug in whatever I want to it .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES plugplug.N.SG inin.PREP whateverwhatever.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
164LUKbecause I can't put it up and down .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S can'tcan.V.1S.PRES+NEG putput.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S upup.ADV andand.CONJ downdown.PREP .
  
192LUKbecause I think it's funny .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES funnyfunny.ADJ .
  
244CLA+, yeah (be)cause they only had a hundred chairs !
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV hadhad.AV.PAST+P aa.DET.INDEF hundredhundred.NUM chairschair.N.PL !
  
259LUKbecause you're going for free but +...
  becausebecause.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES goinggo.V.PRESPART forfor.PREP freefree.ADJ butbut.CONJ .
  
270CLA+< (be)cause with the group discount you get <like &wi> [//] like twelve dollars for adults .
  becausebecause.CONJ withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF groupgroup.N.SG discountdiscount.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP getget.V.2SP.PRES likelike.CONJ likelike.CONJ twelvetwelve.NUM dollarsdollar.N.PL forfor.PREP adultsadult.ADJ+PV .
  
280LUKmaybe because the last time we went it was right after the EragonSE [?] .
  maybemaybe.ADV becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF lastlast.ADJ timetime.N.SG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P wentwent.V.PAST itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST rightright.ADJ afterafter.PREP thethe.DET.DEF Eragonname .
  
301CLA+< (be)cause I don't want them to think you're crazy or something .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG wantwant.V.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P toto.PREP thinkthink.V.INFIN you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES crazycrazy.ADJ oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
338LUK+< (be)cause I +...
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S .
  
355LUKbecause they had KazaaSE right ?
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hadhad.V.PAST Kazaaname rightright.ADJ ?
  
372LUKbecause I think they got sued by the real &ka (.) wowSE .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gotgot.V.PAST suedsue.SV.INFIN+AV byby.PREP thethe.DET.DEF realreal.ADJ wowwow.IM .
  
375LUKbecause of the whole KazaaSE [/] KazaaSE .
  becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ Kazaaname Kazaaname .
  
416LUKso a lot of people are not gonna see because <of the> [/] of the wood .
  soso.ADV aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.SG areare.V.123P.PRES notnot.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP seesee.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF woodwood.N.SG .
  
451CLAbecause +...
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  
471CLAbecause the girls are scared of him .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF girlsgirl.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES scaredscare.V.PASTPART ofof.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  
499LUK+< (be)cause they had too many animals right .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hadhad.V.PAST tootoo.ADV manymany.ADJ animalsanimal.N.PL rightright.ADJ .
  
514CLA(be)cause she was choking and choking and choking it nothing .
  becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST chokingchoke.V.PRESPART andand.CONJ chokingchoke.V.PRESPART andand.CONJ chokingchoke.V.INFIN+ASV itit.PRON.OBJ.3S nothingnothing.PRON .
  
533CLA+< because <it was gonna> [//] it was trying to eat the parrot .
  becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP eateat.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF parrotparrot.N.SG .
  
542CLA(be)cause it's +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.OBJ.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES .
  
554CLAbecause of the bones of the parrot inside of him .
  becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF bonesbone.N.PL ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF parrotparrot.N.SG insideinside.N.SG ofof.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  
571CLA+< no no no no (be)cause the thing is it's +...
  nono.ADV nono.ADV nono.ADV nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES .
  
589CLA(be)cause if he eats JockSE they'll get rid of the dog .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S eatseats.N.PL Jockname they'llthey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.FUT getget.SV.INFIN ridrid.SV.INFIN ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF dogdog.N.SG .
  
591CLA+< (be)cause they're [/] they all attached to JockSE .
  becausebecause.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P allall.ADJ attachedattach.SV.INFIN+AV toto.PREP Jockname .
  
658LUKwe'll have to see it again because I just +...
  we'llwe.PRON.SUB.1P+BE.V.FUT havehave.V.1P.PRES toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S againagain.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV .
  
667CLA&s because they have never been to that park .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P havehave.V.3P.PRES nevernever.ADV beenbeen.V.PASTPART toto.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR parkpark.N.SG .
  
717LUK+< <if you> [//] if [///] no baby because you're gonna make it big .
  ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP ifif.CONJ nono.ADV babybaby.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP makemake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S bigbig.ADJ .
  
743CLAno no no because I wanted outdoor .
  nono.ADV nono.ADV nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wantedwant.V.PAST outdooroutdoor.ADJ .
  
752LUK(be)cause if they poop on my xxx .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P pooppoop.N.SG onon.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S .
  
771CLA+< no because of the whole religion thing .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ religionreligion.N.SG thingthing.N.SG .
  
787LUKbecause it's romantic .
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES romanticromantic.ADJ .
  
790LUKbecause I don't believe in that .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG believebelieve.V.INFIN inin.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
808LUKbecause then you're paying <two different peop(le)> [//] two different companies to do +...
  becausebecause.CONJ thenthen.ADV you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES payingpay.V.PRESPART twotwo.NUM differentdifferent.ADJ peoplepeople.N.SG twotwo.NUM differentdifferent.ADJ companiescompany.N.PL.[or].companies.N.PL toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN .
  
810LUKno because there's some people like +...
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES somesome.ADJ peoplepeople.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG .
  
820LUK<are you gonna wri(te)> [///] well maybe because some of them they actually write the fricking numbers out .
  areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP writewrite.V.INFIN wellwell.ADV maybemaybe.ADV becausebecause.CONJ somesome.ADJ ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P theythey.PRON.SUB.3P actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV writewrite.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF frickingunk numbersnumber.N.PL outout.ADV .
  
825LUKno because I seen some of them that you know they write out <the name> [//] the numbers .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S seenseen.V.PAST somesome.ADJ ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P writewrite.V.3P.PRES outout.ADV thethe.DET.DEF namename.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF numbersnumber.N.PL .
  
830CLA+< because I wanted to do that introduction on the top .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wantedwant.V.PAST toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR introductionintroduction.N.SG onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF toptop.N.SG .
  
837LUKbecause I don't just don't like it .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG justjust.ADV don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG likelike.CONJ itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
840LUKjust because you see it as special .
  justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP seesee.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S asas.CONJ.[or].a.DET.INDEF+V 3S PRES specialspecial.ADJ .
  
857LUKbecause you said (.) that nasty word (.) which I don't say .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP saidsaid.V.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR nastynasty.ADJ wordword.N.SG whichwhich.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG saysay.V.INFIN .
  
935LUKyeah because it's gotta be thick stock .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gottaget.SV.INFIN+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN thickthick.ADJ stockstock.N.SG .
  
954CLA(be)cause you have uhSE +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES uhuh.IM .
  
960CLAohSE because I wanna have a spring wedding .
  ohoh.IM becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wannawant.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP havehave.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF springspring.N.SG weddingunk .
  
981LUK+< are you saying this because of your parents ?
  areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP sayingsay.V.PRESPART thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP parentsparent.N.PL ?
  
989CLA(be)cause your mom is in pain twenty four seven .
  becausebecause.CONJ youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP mommom.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES inin.PREP painpain.N.SG twentytwenty.NUM fourfour.NUM sevenseven.NUM .
  
993CLA(be)cause your mom's a viejaS .
  becausebecause.CONJ youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP mom'smom.N.SG+GB aa.DET.INDEF viejaold.ADJ.F.SG .
  because your mom's an old lady.
994LUKno because my mother is a fully developed woman .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mothermoth.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].mother.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF fullyfully.ADV developeddevelop.V.PASTPART womanwoman.N.SG .
  
999LUK(be)cause my mother &=mumble has a body .
  becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mothermoth.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].mother.N.SG hasha.IM+PV.[or].has.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF bodybody.N.SG .
  

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