MIAMI - Sastre10
Instances of why

106JEN&=gasp why ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
333JOC+" why would she do that ?
  whywhy.REL wouldbe.V.123SP.COND sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S dodo.V.3S.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
378JENI wonder why .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S wonderwonder.N.SG whywhy.REL .
  
508JOCthat's why I told him .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  
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 .
  
867JOCwhy does that even bother me though ?
  whywhy.REL doesdoes.V.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR eveneven.ADV botherbother.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S thoughthough.CONJ ?
  
972JENyou know why he's doing that ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
975JENbut you know why he's doing that ?
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
977JEN+< you know why he's doing that ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
1294JOCwhy is that ?
  whywhy.REL isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
1360JOCwhy would he buy her such a gift then ?
  whywhy.REL wouldbe.V.123SP.COND hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S buybuy.V.3S.PRES herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.INDIR.F.3S suchsuch.ADJ aa.DET.INDEF giftgift.N.SG thenthen.ADV ?
  
1412JOC+< why do I think that he's unS gringoS ?
  whywhy.REL dodo.V.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG gringoNorth_American .N.M.SG.:NORTH_AMERICAN ?
  why do I think that he's American?
1519JOCI don't know why somebody did that .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN whywhy.REL somebodysomebody.PRON diddid.AV.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
1564JENperoS why [/] why do you insist on the plastic cups ?
  perobut.CONJ whywhy.REL whywhy.REL dodo.V.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP insistinsist.V.2SP.PRES onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF plasticplastic.N.SG cupscup.N.PL ?
  but why, why do you insist on the plastic cups ?
1564JENperoS why [/] why do you insist on the plastic cups ?
  perobut.CONJ whywhy.REL whywhy.REL dodo.V.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP insistinsist.V.2SP.PRES onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF plasticplastic.N.SG cupscup.N.PL ?
  but why, why do you insist on the plastic cups ?
1568JOCayS <peroS yo@s:spa> [//] peroS [/] peroS [/] peroS now that you're here why don't you get the other cups MartaSE ?
  ayoh.IM perobut.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S perobut.CONJ perobut.CONJ perobut.CONJ nownow.ADV thatthat.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES herehere.ADV whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP getget.V.2SP.PRES thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ cupscup.N.PL Martaname ?
  oh but, now that you're here why don't you get the other cups Marta ?
1671JOCwhy would she bring her dog ?
  whywhy.REL wouldbe.V.123SP.COND sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S bringbring.V.3S.PRES herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S dogdog.N.SG ?
  
1681JOCand why would she bring it ?
  andand.CONJ whywhy.REL wouldbe.V.123SP.COND sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S bringbring.V.3S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
1749JOCwhy would she do that ?
  whywhy.REL wouldbe.V.123SP.COND sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S dodo.V.3S.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  

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