MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of because for speaker CLA

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 !
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
743CLAno no no because I wanted outdoor .
  nono.ADV nono.ADV nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wantedwant.V.PAST outdooroutdoor.ADJ .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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.

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