MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of was

11LUKand he [/] he said he was going to send the money in today .
  andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S saidsaid.V.PAST hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST goinggo.V.PRESPART toto.PREP sendsend.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF moneymoney.N.SG inin.PREP todaytoday.N.SG .
  
42LUKalthough that was a while back right [?] .
  althoughalthough.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF whilewhile.CONJ backback.ADV.[or].back.V.INFIN rightright.ADJ .
  
69CLAuhSE that's what I was planning +/.
  uhuh.IM that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST planningplan.V.PRESPART .
  
209LUKwhat she was speaking .
  whatwhat.REL sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST speakingspeak.V.PRESPART .
  
243LUKso that was the only reason why they said me a maximum of a hundred <for the> [/] for the fricking chairs ?
  soso.ADV thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV reasonreason.N.SG whywhy.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P saidsaid.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aa.DET.INDEF maximummaximum.N.SG ofof.PREP aa.DET.INDEF hundredhundred.NUM forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF frickingunk chairschair.N.PL ?
  
280LUKmaybe because the last time we went it was right after the EragonSE [?] .
  maybemaybe.ADV becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF lastlast.ADJ timetime.N.SG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P wentwent.V.PAST itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST rightright.ADJ afterafter.PREP thethe.DET.DEF Eragonname .
  
281LUKand it was all messed up .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST allall.ADJ messedmess.N.SG+AV upup.ADV .
  
348LUKthat's all I was saying that video .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES allall.ADJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR videovideo.N.SG .
  
360LUKit was free .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST freefree.ADJ .
  
368LUKwell before they [/] they <make> [//] made you pay to use it while it was with the ads and all that stuff they come out with Kazaa_LiteSE .
  wellwell.ADV beforebefore.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P theythey.PRON.SUB.3P makemake.V.3P.PRES mademade.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP paypay.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP useuse.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S whilewhile.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF adsads.N.SG andand.CONJ allall.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR stuffstuff.V.INFIN theythey.PRON.SUB.3P comecome.V.3P.PRES outout.ADV withwith.PREP Kazaa_Litename .
  
444CLA+< and mom said that (.) she was outside the [//] (.) <not this> [//] like this past week the [/] the week before .
  andand.CONJ mommom.N.SG saidsaid.AV.PAST+P thatthat.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST outsideoutside.PREP thethe.DET.DEF notnot.ADV thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG pastpast.ADJ weekweek.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF weekweek.N.SG beforebefore.CONJ .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
494CLAokSE so she was choking the fricking dog .
  okunk soso.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST chokingchoke.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF frickingunk dogdog.N.SG .
  
509LUKhe said that it was .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S saidsaid.V.PAST thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
512CLAmy mom was choking +//.
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST chokingchoke.V.PRESPART .
  
514CLA(be)cause she was choking and choking and choking it nothing .
  becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST chokingchoke.V.PRESPART andand.CONJ chokingchoke.V.PRESPART andand.CONJ chokingchoke.V.INFIN+ASV itit.PRON.OBJ.3S nothingnothing.PRON .
  
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 .
  
527CLAhe just kept on going <at th(e)> [/] at the cage like it was all good (.) nothing .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV keptkept.AV.PAST onon.ADV goinggo.V.PRESPART atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF cagecage.N.SG likelike.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST allall.ADJ goodgood.ADJ nothingnothing.PRON .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
540CLA+< &=laugh <my mom> [/] my mom was saying that she wishes that the dog would just die .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART thatthat.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wisheswish.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thethe.DET.DEF dogdog.N.SG wouldbe.V.123SP.COND justjust.ADV diedie.V.INFIN .
  
563CLAno but that [/] that cage was huge .
  nono.ADV butbut.CONJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thatthat.DEM.FAR cagecage.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST hugehuge.ADJ .
  
564CLAand it was a strong cage .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF strongstrong.ADJ cagecage.N.SG .
  
578LUKand the parrot was not too bright .
  andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF parrotparrot.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST notnot.ADV tootoo.ADV brightbright.ADJ .
  
582LUKI was gonna say they can't swim !
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP saysay.V.INFIN theythey.PRON.SUB.3P can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG swimswim.V.INFIN !
  
586LUKyou know what I was (.) thinking ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART ?
  
624CLA+< no I was planning on being done by then .
  nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST planningplan.V.PRESPART onon.PREP beingbe.V.PRESPART donedone.V.PASTPART byby.PREP thenthen.ADV .
  
680LUKyeah ohSE now I remember what I was going to ask you .
  yeahyeah.ADV ohoh.IM nownow.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S rememberremember.V.1S.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST goinggo.V.PRESPART toto.PREP askask.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  
758CLAso like I was thinking <a um> [//] a nice +...
  soso.ADV likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART aa.DET.INDEF umum.IM aa.DET.INDEF nicenice.ADJ .
  
799CLAbut then I was thinking everyone in the fucking family speaks Spanish .
  butbut.CONJ thenthen.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART everyoneeveryone.PRON inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF fuckingfuck.V.PRESPART familyfamily.N.SG speaksspeak.N.PL SpanishSpanish.N.SG .
  
876LUKyou know <there was> [/] there was a pick up truck called ChevySE [//] ChevroletSE CaminoSE ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF pickpick.N.SG upup.ADV trucktruck.N.SG calledcall.V.PASTPART Chevyname Chevroletname Caminoname ?
  
876LUKyou know <there was> [/] there was a pick up truck called ChevySE [//] ChevroletSE CaminoSE ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF pickpick.N.SG upup.ADV trucktruck.N.SG calledcall.V.PASTPART Chevyname Chevroletname Caminoname ?
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
1006LUKyeah babe fifty years ago in her time maybe she was hot .
  yeahyeah.ADV babebabe.N.SG fiftyfifty.NUM yearsyear.N.PL agoago.ADV inin.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S timetime.N.SG maybemaybe.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST hothot.ADJ .
  
1009LUKmaybe a hundred years ago he was hot .
  maybemaybe.ADV aa.DET.INDEF hundredhundred.NUM yearsyear.N.PL agoago.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST hothot.ADJ .
  
1021CLAbut it was after the hurricane .
  butbut.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST afterafter.PREP thethe.DET.DEF hurricanehurricane.N.SG .
  
1025LUKwell the whole park was +...
  wellwell.ADV thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ parkpark.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
1028LUK+< the whole park was destroyed when we went .
  thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ parkpark.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST destroyeddestroy.V.PASTPART whenwhen.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P wentwent.V.PAST .
  
1039CLA+< I [/] I [/] I was disappointed when I went there .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST disappointeddisappoint.V.PASTPART whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wentwent.V.PAST therethere.ADV .
  
1054CLAand there was the other place what was it ?
  andand.CONJ therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ placeplace.N.SG whatwhat.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
1054CLAand there was the other place what was it ?
  andand.CONJ therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ placeplace.N.SG whatwhat.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
1059CLAit was that house in Little_HavanaSE .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR househouse.N.SG inin.PREP Little_Havananame .
  

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