405 | KEV | it's not worth it being on the streets . |
it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV worthworth.ADJ itit.PRON.OBJ.3S beingbe.V.PRESPART onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF streetsstreet.N.PL . | ||
729 | SOF | yes but what happened was my [/] my husband being such a small person wanted to buy her a car a used car didn't want her to have a new car like I told him . |
yesyes.ADV butbut.CONJ whatwhat.REL happenedhappen.V.PAST waswas.V.3S.PAST mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S husbandhusband.N.SG beingbe.V.PRESPART suchsuch.ADJ aa.DET.INDEF smallsmall.ADJ personperson.N.SG wantedwant.V.PAST toto.PREP buybuy.V.INFIN herher.PRON.INDIR.F.3S aa.DET.INDEF carcar.N.SG aa.DET.INDEF useduse.V.PASTPART carcar.N.SG didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG wantwant.SV.INFIN herher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S toto.PREP havehave.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF newnew.ADJ carcar.N.SG likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S . | ||
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