MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of thing

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 .
  
125CLAhe had to put it in this thing right ?
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP putput.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S inin.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG thingthing.N.SG rightright.ADJ ?
  
140LUKand plug it in to this thing (..) okSE ?
  andand.CONJ plugplug.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S inin.PREP toto.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG thingthing.N.SG okunk ?
  
358LUK+< listen <this is a really cool> [//] it's a really cool thing .
  listenlisten.V.INFIN thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF reallyreal.ADJ+ADV coolcool.N.SG it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF reallyreal.ADJ+ADV coolcool.N.SG thingthing.N.SG .
  
399LUKit's [///] this is our number one thing .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES ourour.ADJ.POSS.1P numbernumb.ADJ.COMP.[or].number.N.SG oneone.NUM thingthing.N.SG .
  
482CLAand she sees the dog jumping on the thing .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S seessee.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF dogdog.N.SG jumpingjump.V.PRESPART onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG .
  
515CLAthe thing is that he would just keep on going like it's all good .
  thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S wouldbe.V.3S.COND justjust.ADV keepkeep.V.INFIN onon.ADV goinggo.V.PRESPART likelike.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES allall.ADJ goodgood.ADJ .
  
520LUK+, he had already eaten the [/] the thing ?
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hadhad.V.PAST alreadyalready.ADV eateneaten.AV.PAST thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG ?
  
529CLAhe doesn't feel a thing .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG feelfeel.SV.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF thingthing.N.SG .
  
567LUKand the thing opened ?
  andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG openedunk ?
  
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 .
  
642CLAso you can do the sparkler thing .
  soso.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES dodo.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF sparklersparkler.N.SG thingthing.N.SG .
  
649CLA+< the only thing that they [/] they [/] they have (.) that they specifically (.) say no to <is the> [/] (..) is the alcohol .
  thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV thingthing.N.SG thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P theythey.PRON.SUB.3P theythey.PRON.SUB.3P havehave.V.3P.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR theythey.PRON.SUB.3P specificallyunk saysay.SV.INFIN nono.ADV toto.PREP isis.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF isis.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF alcoholalcohol.N.SG .
  
738CLAso would that imply <that the> [/] that the thing would be outside (.) the reception ?
  soso.ADV wouldbe.V.123SP.COND thatthat.DEM.FAR implyimp.N.SG+ADV.[or].imply.V.INFIN thatthat.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG wouldbe.V.123SP.COND bebe.SV.INFIN outsideoutside.PREP thethe.DET.DEF receptionreception.N.SG ?
  
744CLAremember the whole tea thing I wanted to be outdoors .
  rememberremember.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ teatea.N.SG thingthing.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S wantedwant.V.PAST toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN outdoorsoutdoor.ADJ+PV.[or].outdoors.ADV .
  
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 .
  
802LUKwell babe here's the thing .
  wellwell.ADV babebabe.N.SG here'shere.ADV+GB thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG .
  
839LUKthat's pretty much the only thing <I'll con(cede)> [//] I [/] I'll [/] I'll give .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES prettypretty.ADJ muchmuch.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV thingthing.N.SG I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT concedeconcede.V.INFIN II.PRON.SUB.1S I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT givegive.V.INFIN .
  
848CLA+< this is the gazebo thing .
  thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF gazebogazebo.N.SG thingthing.N.SG .
  
888LUKthis thing fell .
  thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG thingthing.N.SG fellfell.N.SG .
  
931LUKa dental thing ahSE what is it called ?
  aa.DET.INDEF dentaldental.ADJ thingthing.N.SG ahah.IM whatwhat.REL isis.V.3S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S calledcall.V.PASTPART ?
  
945LUK+< but our [?] [//] but that dollar fifty would that allow you to put enough text to put the whole frigging thing ?
  butbut.CONJ ourour.ADJ.POSS.1P butbut.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR dollardollar.N.SG fiftyfifty.NUM wouldbe.V.123SP.COND thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR allowallow.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP toto.PREP putput.V.INFIN enoughenough.ADJ texttext.SV.INFIN toto.PREP putput.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ friggingunk thingthing.N.SG ?
  
1008LUKyou know same thing about your dad .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG aboutabout.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP daddad.N.SG .
  

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