MIAMI - Sastre10
Instances of was

135JENyou thought your mom was bad .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP thoughtthought.V.PAST youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST badbad.ADJ .
  
151JOCah it was a two for one special .
  ahah.IM itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF twotwo.NUM forfor.PREP oneone.PRON.SG specialspecial.ADJ .
  
153JOCoh was a two for one .
  ohoh.IM waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF twotwo.NUM forfor.PREP oneone.PRON.SG .
  
176JENoh I was talking to ChaquitaS .
  ohoh.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP Chaquitaname .
  
179JENqueS I was saying queS pobrecitoS he's only been here for a month .
  quethat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART quethat.CONJ pobrecitopoor.ADJ.M.SG.DIM he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV beenbeen.V.PASTPART herehere.ADV forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF monthmonth.N.SG .
  that I was saying, poor little thing, he's only been here for a month.
188JENno I was talking about that little boy .
  nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR littlelittle.ADJ boyboy.N.SG .
  
251JENand I was like +"/.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
265JOCI was just talking +/.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST justjust.ADV talkingtalk.V.PRESPART .
  
330JEN(be)cause even if <it was> [/] it was kidding around or xxx +...
  becausebecause.CONJ eveneven.ADJ ifif.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST kiddingunk aroundaround.ADV oror.CONJ .
  
330JEN(be)cause even if <it was> [/] it was kidding around or xxx +...
  becausebecause.CONJ eveneven.ADJ ifif.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST kiddingunk aroundaround.ADV oror.CONJ .
  
441JEN+" and he was a doctor &pa &pa &pi &pa &pa &pa .
  andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF doctordoctor.N.SG .
  
473JENlike I was like and then AntonioSE seS quedabaS asíS .
  likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV Antonioname seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP quedabastay.V.13S.IMPERF asíthus.ADV .
  like I was like and then Antonio was like this.
506JOC<I thought that was uh> [///] I'm [/] I'm very impressed .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST uhuh.IM I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES veryvery.ADV impressedimpress.SV.INFIN+AV .
  
521JENno he was even asking MartaSE like +"/.
  nono.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST eveneven.ADV askingask.V.PRESPART Martaname likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN .
  
547JOCthat she's been here since she's was twelve (.) eight years later she has nothing to show for it whatsoever except a baby .
  thatthat.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART herehere.ADV sincesince.PREP she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES waswas.V.3S.PAST twelvetwelve.NUM eighteight.NUM yearsyear.N.PL laterlater.ADJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES nothingnothing.PRON toto.PREP showshow.V.INFIN forfor.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S whatsoeverwhatsoever.REL exceptexcept.PREP aa.DET.INDEF babybaby.N.SG .
  
558JOCdammit I didn't know that was a special talent .
  dammitdammit.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG knowknow.SV.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF specialspecial.ADJ talenttalent.N.SG .
  
559JOC(be)cause if I woulda thought that was a special talent I woulda kept on doing it .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wouldaunk thoughtthought.AV.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF specialspecial.ADJ talenttalent.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S wouldaunk keptkept.AV.PAST onon.ADV doingdo.V.PRESPART itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
601JOCand now [///] and mireS laS xxx was <just to stick her head> [//] just to have the door open .
  andand.CONJ nownow.ADV andand.CONJ mirelook.V.13S.SUBJ.PRES laher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST justjust.ADV toto.PREP stickstick.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S headhead.N.SG justjust.ADV toto.PREP havehave.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF doordoor.N.SG openopen.ADJ.[or].open.N.SG .
  and now, and look, [...] was just to stick her head, just to have the door open
603JOCand that's all it was about .
  andand.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES allall.ADJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aboutabout.PREP .
  
611JEN+< why because was [//] he's a little bit +...
  whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ waswas.V.3S.PAST he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG .
  
613JENbut he was a little bit like serious before .
  butbut.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG seriousserious.ADJ beforebefore.CONJ .
  
684JENbecause I was like +"/.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
706JOCyou know when I was in the academy xxx +//.
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF academyacademy.N.SG .
  
717JOC+< when I was in the academy I used to get in trouble for that .
  whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF academyacademy.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S useduse.V.PAST toto.PREP getget.V.INFIN inin.PREP troubletrouble.N.SG forfor.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
732JOCand it didn't matter what I was saying .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG mattermatt.ADJ.COMP.[or].matter.N.SG whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART .
  
733JOCbecause my face was saying something else .
  becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S faceface.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART somethingsomething.PRON elseelse.ADJ .
  
774JENand I was like +...
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
775JENas soon as I said it boy I was like &=noise not [//] didn't do good .
  asas.CONJ soonsoon.ADV asas.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S saidsaid.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S boyboy.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ notnot.ADV didn'tdid.AV.PAST+NEG dodo.SV.INFIN goodgood.ADJ .
  
785JOCwhat was it ?
  whatwhat.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
946JENand I was like +"/.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
1042JOCand I was like +"/.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
1058JENand he was like +"/.
  andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
1152JEN+" guess what year he was born ?
  guessguess.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL yearyear.N.SG hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART ?
  
1153JENRogerSE was born in nineteen seventy .
  Rogername waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART inin.PREP nineteennineteen.NUM seventyseventy.NUM .
  
1177JENlike the other day I was in PublixSE .
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ dayday.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST inin.PREP Publixname .
  
1179JENI was there pushing my little cart .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST therethere.ADV pushingpush.SV.INFIN+ASV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S littlelittle.ADJ cartcart.N.SG .
  
1180JENand from a distance there was a &g +//.
  andand.CONJ fromfrom.PREP aa.DET.INDEF distancedistance.N.SG therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF .
  
1182JENthe lady was like this tiny .
  thethe.DET.DEF ladylady.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG tinytiny.ADJ .
  
1184JENshe was like this tiny .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG tinytiny.ADJ .
  
1193JENas soon as I walked by her she was still shorter than me .
  asas.CONJ soonsoon.ADV asas.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S walkedwalk.V.PAST byby.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST stillstill.ADJ shortershort.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
1236JENJeffSE was six something .
  Jeffname waswas.V.3S.PAST sixsix.NUM somethingsomething.PRON .
  
1239JEN+< that was extreme too .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST extremeextreme.ADJ tootoo.ADV .
  
1337JENand he was all about +...
  andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST allall.ADJ aboutabout.PREP .
  
1361JENit was ten dollars .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST tenten.NUM dollarsdollar.N.PL .
  
1366JEN+< I mean <it was> [/] it was a very cute sign .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF veryvery.ADV cutecute.ADJ signsign.N.SG .
  
1366JEN+< I mean <it was> [/] it was a very cute sign .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF veryvery.ADV cutecute.ADJ signsign.N.SG .
  
1368JENit was very cute ok .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST veryvery.ADV cutecute.ADJ okunk .
  
1382JENTommySE has been to his house one or two times previously when the guy was still married mind you .
  Tommyname hasha.IM+PV.[or].has.V.3S.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART toto.PREP hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S househouse.N.SG oneone.NUM.[or].one.PRON.SG oror.CONJ twotwo.NUM timestime.N.PL previouslyprevious.ADJ+ADV whenwhen.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF guyguy.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST stillstill.ADJ marriedmarry.V.PASTPART mindmind.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  
1385JENthat the house was super tiny .
  thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thethe.DET.DEF househouse.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST supersuper.ADJ.[or].sup.SV.INFIN+COMP.AG tinytiny.ADJ .
  
1387JEN+< and it was really piggy .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV piggypiggy.N.SG .
  
1388JENright it was really piggy whatever .
  rightright.ADJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV piggypiggy.N.SG whateverwhatever.REL .
  
1398JEN(be)cause <it was &h> [//] it's his dad's house .
  becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S dad'sdad.N.SG+=POSS househouse.N.SG .
  
1458JENthis was briefly after the whole HeatSE game .
  thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST brieflybrief.ADJ+ADV.[or].briefly.ADV afterafter.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ Heatname gamegame.N.SG .
  
1512JENbut was it somebody knocking or was it them playing ?
  butbut.CONJ waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S somebodysomebody.PRON knockingknock.V.PRESPART oror.CONJ waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P playingplay.SV.INFIN+ASV ?
  
1512JENbut was it somebody knocking or was it them playing ?
  butbut.CONJ waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S somebodysomebody.PRON knockingknock.V.PRESPART oror.CONJ waswas.V.3S.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P playingplay.SV.INFIN+ASV ?
  
1608JENit was a house .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF househouse.N.SG .
  
1609JENit was a normal house at one point in time .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF normalnormal.ADJ househouse.N.SG atat.PREP oneone.PRON.SG pointpoint.N.SG inin.PREP timetime.N.SG .
  
1752JENI was +...
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST .
  
1753JENI was insulted .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST insultedunk .
  

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