MIAMI - Maria24
Instances of were for speaker MAR

67MARthere were Cubans .
  therethere.ADV werewere.V.2S123P.PAST Cubansname .
  
69MARmy father met them in BahamasSE or something he were .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S fatherfath.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].father.N.SG metmet.N.SG themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P inin.PREP Bahamasname oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S werewere.V.2S123P.PAST .
  
252MARalthough the zoos are much better than they were when you and I were kids .
  althoughalthough.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF zooszoo.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES muchmuch.ADJ betterbetter.ADJ thanthan.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST whenwhen.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S werewere.V.2S123P.PAST kidskid.N.PL .
  
252MARalthough the zoos are much better than they were when you and I were kids .
  althoughalthough.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF zooszoo.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES muchmuch.ADJ betterbetter.ADJ thanthan.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST whenwhen.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S werewere.V.2S123P.PAST kidskid.N.PL .
  
254MARthey were <in a> [/] in a unaS cajaS unaS jaulaS .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG cajabox.N.F.SG unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG jaulacage.N.F.SG .
  they were in a box, a cage.
285MARthey were converting .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST convertingconvert.V.PRESPART .
  
286MARthey were converting .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST convertingconvert.V.PRESPART .
  
325MARwhen we were kids .
  whenwhen.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST kidskid.N.PL .
  
326MARwe were little .
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST littlelittle.ADJ .
  
406MARohSE I think that for some reason I think that you were JeffSE .
  ohoh.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR forfor.PREP somesome.ADJ reasonreason.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST Jeffname .
  
411MARthat we were disqualified or something .
  thatthat.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST disqualifieddisqualify.V.PASTPART oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
449MARwhen we were running with this xxx .
  whenwhen.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST runningunk withwith.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG .
  

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