MIAMI - Maria1
Instances of because

241MARbecause then the sensor will know that is cold outside and it throws hot air (.) like <you don't> [///] you can have +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ thenthen.ADV thethe.DET.DEF sensorsensor.N.SG willwill.V.123SP.FUT knowknow.SV.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR isis.V.3S.PRES coldcold.ADJ outsideoutside.PREP andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S throwsthrow.V.3S.PRES hothot.ADJ airair.N.SG likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES havehave.V.INFIN .
  
248MAR+< it takes time (.) because xxx engine <the engine is> [//] your engine's too cold .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S takestake.V.3S.PRES timetime.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ engineengine.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF engineengine.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP engine'sengine.N.SG+GB tootoo.ADV coldcold.ADJ .
  
256MARbecause it's auto +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES autoauto.N.SG .
  
277MARit's [/] it's it's it's not it's counter-intuitive because you're used to saying o_k I want warm .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES counterintuitiveunk becausebecause.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES useduse.V.PAST toto.PREP sayingsay.V.INFIN+ASV o_kOK.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES warmwarm.ADJ .
  
312MAR+< no I didn't even turn the heat on because I figured I was going to wait .
  nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG eveneven.ADV turnturn.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF heatheat.N.SG onon.PREP becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S figuredunk II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST goinggo.V.PRESPART toto.PREP waitwait.V.INFIN .
  

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