MIAMI - Maria16
Instances of because for speaker MAR

379MARxxx that doesn't mean anything because if they haven't disconnected the phone .
  thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR doesn'tdoes.V.INFIN+NEG meanmean.V.INFIN anythinganything.PRON becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P haven'thave.V.3P.PRES+NEG disconnecteddisconnect.V.PASTPART thethe.DET.DEF phonephone.N.SG .
  
421MARsee (be)cause JeffSE is at the field .
  seesee.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ Jeffname isis.V.3S.PRES atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF fieldfield.N.SG .
  
526MAR+" they are perfect because they had not rusted because it's dry .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P areare.V.3P.PRES perfectperfect.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hadhad.V.PAST notnot.ADV rustedrust.N.SG+AV becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES drydry.ADJ .
  
526MAR+" they are perfect because they had not rusted because it's dry .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P areare.V.3P.PRES perfectperfect.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hadhad.V.PAST notnot.ADV rustedrust.N.SG+AV becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES drydry.ADJ .
  
597MARand you guys didn't even notice (be)cause it was the same color as my hair .
  andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP guysguy.N.PL didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG eveneven.ADJ noticenotice.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ colorcolor.N.SG asas.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S hairhair.N.SG .
  
601MAR(be)cause it was the same color as my hair .
  becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ colorcolor.N.SG asas.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S hairhair.N.SG .
  
657MARbecause ahSE túS sabesS queS I was [//] I didn't even pay attention .
  becausebecause.CONJ ahah.IM túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S sabesknow.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG eveneven.ADV paypay.V.INFIN attentionattention.N.SG .
  because you know, I was, I didn't even pay attention.
663MAR(be)cause RoySE took us out to lunch .
  becausebecause.CONJ Royname tooktake.AV.PAST usus.PRON.OBJ.1P outout.ADV toto.PREP lunchlunch.N.SG .
  
773MARbecause I only have spot for twelve .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV havehave.SV.INFIN spotspot.N.SG forfor.PREP twelvetwelve.NUM .
  
778MAR(be)cause I'm about to sneak in here .
  becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES aboutabout.PREP toto.PREP sneaksneak.V.INFIN inin.PREP herehere.ADV .
  
787MAR(be)cause I was just gonna see if you wanna make a copy (be)cause I have to make +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST justjust.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP seesee.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wannawant.V.2SP.PRES+TO.PREP makemake.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF copycopy.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP makemake.V.INFIN .
  
787MAR(be)cause I was just gonna see if you wanna make a copy (be)cause I have to make +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST justjust.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP seesee.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wannawant.V.2SP.PRES+TO.PREP makemake.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF copycopy.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP makemake.V.INFIN .
  

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