MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of could

158LUK+" I didn't know you could roll them back up xxx +//.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG knowknow.SV.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND rollroll.V.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P backback.ADV.[or].back.SV.INFIN upup.ADV .
  
161CLAdidn't JaredSE say he could do that too ?
  didn'tdid.AV.PAST+NEG Jaredname saysay.SV.INFIN hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S couldcan.V.COND dodo.V.INFIN thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR tootoo.ADV ?
  
459LUKhe could be a basketball player !
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S couldcan.V.COND bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF basketballbasketball.N.SG playerplay.N.SG+COMP.AG !
  
730CLAwe could save so much money if we only had twenty guests .
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P couldcan.V.COND savesave.V.INFIN soso.ADV muchmuch.ADJ moneymoney.N.SG ifif.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV hadhad.AV.PAST+P twentytwenty.NUM guestsguest.N.PL .
  
912LUKcoul(d) we (.) save money by putting the program onto the face of xxx ?
  couldcan.V.COND wewe.PRON.SUB.1P savesave.V.1P.PRES moneymoney.N.SG byby.PREP puttingput.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF programprogram.N.SG ontoonto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF faceface.N.SG ofof.PREP ?
  
991CLA+< when my mom was your age [//] was your mom's age my mom could do anything .
  whenwhen.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP ageage.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP mom'smom.N.SG+=POSS ageage.N.SG mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG couldcan.V.COND dodo.V.INFIN anythinganything.PRON .
  

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