MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of little

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 .
  
14LUKohSE yeah <it's a &b> [//] it's a little gay that um (.) that it's at Hotmail_dot_com not Hotfemale_dot_com .
  ohoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ gaygay.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR umum.IM thatthat.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES atat.PREP Hotmail_dot_comname notnot.ADV Hotfemale_dot_comname .
  
128LUKso that means that there's a little connection that lets me do it with this key .
  soso.ADV thatthat.DEM.FAR meansmeans.N.SG.[or].mean.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ connectionconnection.N.SG thatthat.CONJ letslet.V.3S.PRES meme.PRON.OBJ.1S dodo.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S withwith.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG keykey.N.SG .
  
210LUKdoes that sound a little orca to you ?
  doesdoes.V.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR soundsound.N.SG aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ orcaorca.N.SG toto.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP ?
  
320LUKthat little girlfriend of mine from BirminghamSE ?
  thatthat.DEM.FAR littlelittle.ADJ girlfriendgirlfriend.N.SG ofof.PREP minemine.PRON.POSS.1S fromfrom.PREP Birminghamname ?
  
417CLAno <it has a little> [/] it has a little entrance .
  nono.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ entranceentrance.N.SG .
  
417CLAno <it has a little> [/] it has a little entrance .
  nono.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ entranceentrance.N.SG .
  
463LUKhe's [/] he's [/] he's like laughing and wagging the little stub for a tail that he has .
  he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ laughinglaugh.V.PRESPART andand.CONJ waggingunk thethe.DET.DEF littlelittle.ADJ stubstub.N.SG forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF tailtail.N.SG thatthat.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES .
  
464CLA+< yeah he [/] he's having fun when he (.) kills little animals and shit .
  yeahyeah.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES havinghave.V.PRESPART funfun.N.SG whenwhen.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S killskill.V.3S.PRES littlelittle.ADJ animalsanimal.N.PL andand.CONJ shitshit.V.INFIN .
  
473CLAhe's just a little menace .
  he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ menacemenace.N.SG .
  
490CLAno it's a litt(le) um .
  nono.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ umum.IM .
  
498CLAit's the [/] the little white one .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF littlelittle.ADJ whitewhite.ADJ oneone.PRON.SG .
  
501CLAa little terrier or +...
  aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ terrierterry.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].terrier.N.SG oror.CONJ .
  
641CLAand these people don't have anything about you can't use you know candles or you can't use (.) you know (.) uhSE the little sparklers .
  andand.CONJ thesethese.DEM.NEAR.PL peoplepeople.N.SG don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG havehave.V.INFIN anythinganything.PRON aboutabout.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP can'tcan.V.2SP.PRES+NEG useuse.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES candlesunk oror.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP can'tcan.V.2SP.PRES+NEG useuse.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES uhuh.IM thethe.DET.DEF littlelittle.ADJ sparklerssparkler.N.PL .
  
792CLA+< well you know what I [/] I [/] I need a little bit of [/] of <if he> [/] if he asks for a little bit of liberty in that (.) for you to respect it .
  wellwell.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S needneed.V.1S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG ofof.PREP ofof.PREP ifif.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S ifif.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S asksask.V.3S.PRES forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG ofof.PREP libertyliberty.N.SG inin.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR forfor.PREP youyou.PRON.OBJ.2SP toto.PREP respectrespect.N.SG itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
792CLA+< well you know what I [/] I [/] I need a little bit of [/] of <if he> [/] if he asks for a little bit of liberty in that (.) for you to respect it .
  wellwell.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S needneed.V.1S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG ofof.PREP ofof.PREP ifif.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S ifif.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S asksask.V.3S.PRES forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG ofof.PREP libertyliberty.N.SG inin.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR forfor.PREP youyou.PRON.OBJ.2SP toto.PREP respectrespect.N.SG itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
859CLA<ohSE you little> [=! laugh] +...
  ohoh.IM youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP littlelittle.ADJ .
  
864LUKand <it's just> [//] it's inappropriate <for a> [/] for a petite little lady like yourself .
  andand.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES inappropriateinappropriate.ADJ forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF petitepetite.ADJ littlelittle.ADJ ladylady.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG yourselfyourself.PRON.REFL.2SP .
  
875CLAand then you have a little +/.
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ .
  
903CLAand a [/] a small little +/.
  andand.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF aa.DET.INDEF smallsmall.ADJ littlelittle.ADJ .
  
917CLA+< and then it has a cute little design on there .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF cutecute.ADJ littlelittle.ADJ designdesign.SV.INFIN onon.PREP therethere.ADV .
  
919CLAlittle flowers and stuff .
  littlelittle.ADJ flowersflower.N.PL andand.CONJ stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
923CLAso <it's a &li> [//] it's like a little +/.
  soso.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ .
  
933CLAthe little stick .
  thethe.DET.DEF littlelittle.ADJ stickstick.N.SG .
  
940CLAthey have (.) the little wooden ones all of them .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P havehave.V.3P.PRES thethe.DET.DEF littlelittle.ADJ woodenwooden.ADJ onesone.PRON.PL allall.ADJ ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
952CLAor we can do programs printed out and rolled up into little (.) thingies .
  oror.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES dodo.V.INFIN programsprogram.N.PL printedprint.V.PAST outout.ADV andand.CONJ rolledroll.V.INFIN+AV upup.ADV intointo.PREP littlelittle.ADJ thingiesunk .
  
995LUKyour mother is a little midget with no meat on her bones .
  youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP mothermoth.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].mother.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ midgetmidget.N.SG withwith.PREP nono.ADV meatmeat.N.SG onon.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S bonesbone.N.PL .
  
1004LUK&haha a little stubby !
  aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ stubbystubby.ADJ !
  
1032CLAhave a little day out .
  havehave.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ dayday.N.SG outout.ADV .
  
1050LUK<you got> [///] you ever gone to one of the little play thingies and been (.) gloomy ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gotgot.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP everever.ADV gonegone.AV.PAST toto.PREP oneone.PRON.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF littlelittle.ADJ playplay.N.SG thingiesunk andand.CONJ beenbeen.V.PASTPART gloomygloomy.ADJ ?
  

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