MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of trying

344LUK&=gasp you know <what I'm trying to> [//] what I been trying really really hard to find ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S beenbeen.V.PASTPART tryingtry.V.PRESPART reallyreal.ADJ+ADV reallyreal.ADJ+ADV hardhard.ADJ toto.PREP findfind.V.INFIN ?
  
344LUK&=gasp you know <what I'm trying to> [//] what I been trying really really hard to find ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S beenbeen.V.PASTPART tryingtry.V.PRESPART reallyreal.ADJ+ADV reallyreal.ADJ+ADV hardhard.ADJ toto.PREP findfind.V.INFIN ?
  
349LUKI been trying to find it so badly .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S beenbeen.V.PASTPART tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP findfind.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S soso.ADV badlybad.ADJ+ADV.[or].badly.ADV .
  
447CLAmy mom got [///] <was trying> [//] my mom was getting annoyed right .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG gotgot.AV.PAST+P waswas.V.3S.PAST tryingtry.V.PRESPART mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST gettingget.V.PRESPART annoyedannoy.SV.INFIN+AV rightright.ADJ .
  
456LUK+< no but every time we come he's like jumping trying to play with us .
  nono.ADV butbut.CONJ everyevery.ADJ timetime.N.SG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P comecome.V.1P.PRES he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ jumpingjump.V.PRESPART tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP playplay.V.INFIN withwith.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P .
  
483CLAand <trying to kill the> [//] trying to get to the parrot right ?
  andand.CONJ tryingtry.V.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP killkill.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF tryingtry.N.SG.GER toto.PREP getget.V.INFIN toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF parrotparrot.N.SG rightright.ADJ ?
  
483CLAand <trying to kill the> [//] trying to get to the parrot right ?
  andand.CONJ tryingtry.V.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP killkill.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF tryingtry.N.SG.GER toto.PREP getget.V.INFIN toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF parrotparrot.N.SG rightright.ADJ ?
  
484CLAand mom says she grabbed him by the neck choked him and started like you know trying to +/.
  andand.CONJ mommom.N.SG sayssay.N.PL.[or].says.N.SG sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S grabbedunk himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S byby.PREP thethe.DET.DEF neckneck.N.SG chokedchoke.V.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S andand.CONJ startedstart.V.INFIN+AV likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP .
  
521CLA+< no he was trying to .
  nono.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP .
  
522CLAhe [//] she was trying +...
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST tryingtry.V.PRESPART .
  
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 .
  
913CLA+< this is what I'm trying to tell you !
  thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP telltell.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP !
  

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