MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of car

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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
165LUK<and my car just> [//] and the car just goes on .
  andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S carcar.N.SG justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG justjust.ADV goesgoes.V.INFIN onon.PREP .
  
165LUK<and my car just> [//] and the car just goes on .
  andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S carcar.N.SG justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG justjust.ADV goesgoes.V.INFIN onon.PREP .
  
167LUKif I had the car +...
  ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG .
  
170LUKthe car has to be off for it to come now .
  thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG hasha.IM+PV.[or].has.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN offoff.ADV forfor.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S toto.PREP comecome.V.INFIN nownow.ADV .
  
601LUKor he gives me his MercedesSE and I'll run the dog over with his own car .
  oror.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S givesgive.V.3S.PRES meme.PRON.OBJ.1S hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S Mercedesname andand.CONJ I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT runrun.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF dogdog.N.SG overover.ADV.[or].over.PREP withwith.PREP hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S ownown.ADJ carcar.N.SG .
  

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