MIAMI - Sastre12
Instances of because for speaker MAD

2MAD+" SandraSE made an appointment because RobertSE Farmer'sSE+eng having an issue .
  Sandraname mademade.AV.PAST anan.DET.INDEF appointmentappointment.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ Robertname Farmer's havinghave.V.PRESPART anan.DET.INDEF issueissue.N.SG .
  
66MADlet's [/] let's put it that way (be)cause it is the old kind like Alvarito'sSE+eng .
  let'slet.V.IMPER+US.PRON.SUB.1P let'slet.V.IMPER+US.PRON.SUB.1P putput.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S thatthat.DEM.FAR wayway.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S isis.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG Alvarito's .
  
77MADbut < it's> [//] it was somebody tall because they were like that crouched down .
  butbut.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST somebodysomebody.PRON talltall.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST likelike.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR crouchedcrouch.V.INFIN+AV downdown.PREP .
  
242MADbecause Wendy'sSE+eng tall .
  becausebecause.CONJ Wendy's talltall.ADJ .
  
253MADand um (.) I thought he was there (be)cause his computer was on !
  andand.CONJ umum.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST therethere.ADV becausebecause.CONJ hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S computercomputer.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST onon.PREP !
  
285MAD+" because your computer was on .
  becausebecause.CONJ youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP computercomputer.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST onon.PREP .
  
302MADwell because he's been having problems with his .
  wellwell.ADV becausebecause.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART havinghave.V.PRESPART problemsproblem.N.PL withwith.PREP hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S .
  
314MAD+" input all the new purchases that we just did into my spreadsheet because I was able to get everything .
  inputinput.N.SG allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF newnew.ADJ purchasespurchase.N.PL thatthat.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV diddid.AV.PAST intointo.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S spreadsheetunk becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST ableable.ADJ toto.PREP getget.V.INFIN everythingeverything.PRON .
  
330MADbecause <ellaS estaba@s:spa> [///] she showed me a picture of her daughter .
  becausebecause.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S estababe.V.13S.IMPERF sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S showedshow.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aa.DET.INDEF picturepicture.N.SG ofof.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S daughterdaughter.N.SG .
  because she was, she showed me a picture of her daughter.
370MADand even though it was an open M_R_I because he's claustrophobic diceS queS he was +//.
  andand.CONJ eveneven.ADJ thoughthough.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST anan.DET.INDEF openopen.N.SG M_R_Iname becausebecause.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES claustrophobicclaustrophobic.ADJ dicetell.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  and even though it was an open MRI because he's claustrophobic she says that he was
403MAD+< (be)cause they are not really +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P areare.V.3P.PRES notnot.ADV reallyreal.ADJ+ADV .
  
408MADand she is the one that actually goes in because like I guess the mom's a scaredy_cat .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S isis.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF oneone.PRON.SG thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV goesgoes.V.INFIN inin.PREP becausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF mom'smom.N.SG+GB aa.DET.INDEF scaredy_catunk .
  
429MADit was (be)cause for a whole hour she was sitting there talking to him while they were doing the M_r_i .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST becausebecause.CONJ forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF wholewhole.ADJ hourhour.N.SG sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST sittingsit.V.PRESPART therethere.ADV talkingtalk.SV.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S whilewhile.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST doingdo.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF M_r_iname .
  
432MADbut they must have done other things because diceS queS the white blood count (.) was normal again .
  butbut.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P mustmust.V.3P.PRES havehave.SV.INFIN donedone.V.PASTPART otherother.ADJ thingsthing.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ dicetell.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF whitewhite.ADJ bloodblood.N.SG countcount.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST normalnormal.ADJ againagain.ADV .
  but they must have done other things because she said that the white blood count was normal again.
496MADbecause I was like +"/.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
503MAD+" I might as well take it because I don't wanna (.) like yesterday .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S mightmight.V.1S.PRES asas.CONJ wellwell.ADV taketake.V.IMPER itit.PRON.OBJ.3S becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG wannawant.V.INFIN+TO.PREP likelike.CONJ yesterdayyesterday.N.SG .
  
615MADbecause if you feel something all of a sudden +...
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP feelfeel.V.2SP.PRES somethingsomething.PRON allall.ADJ ofof.PREP aa.DET.INDEF suddensudden.ADJ .
  
630MADI need to ask DavidSE because he's the one that got the mail today .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S needneed.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP askask.V.INFIN Davidname becausebecause.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF oneone.PRON.SG thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR gotgot.AV.PAST+P thethe.DET.DEF mailmail.N.SG todaytoday.N.SG .
  
660MAD+" and I also noticed you only had blue pen with you because you didn't do it in colours like you normally do [=! laugh] .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S alsoalso.ADV noticednotice.N.SG+AV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV hadhad.AV.PAST+P blueblue.N.SG penpen.N.SG withwith.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG dodo.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S inin.PREP colourscolour.N.PL likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP normallynormal.ADJ+ADV.[or].normally.ADV dodo.SV.INFIN .
  
678MADentoncesS but when he left today since I went over there afterwards (be)cause then he told me AlbertSE had been there to drop off stuff .
  entoncesthen.ADV butbut.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S leftleft.ADJ.[or].leave.V.PAST todaytoday.N.SG sincesince.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S wentwent.V.PAST overover.ADV therethere.ADV afterwardsafterward.ADV+PV.[or].afterwards.ADV becausebecause.CONJ thenthen.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S toldtold.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S Albertname hadhad.V.PAST beenbeen.V.PASTPART therethere.ADV toto.PREP dropdrop.N.SG offoff.PREP stuffstuff.SV.INFIN .
  then, but when he left today since I went over there afterwards because then he told me Albert had been there to drop off stuff.
709MAD+< KellySE said she'll go by [//] on her own because she doesn't know she's gonna be there exactly at seven eight [//] or eight .
  Kellyname saidsaid.V.PAST she'llshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.FUT gogo.V.3S.PRES byby.PREP onon.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S ownown.PRON becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG knowknow.SV.INFIN she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV atat.PREP sevenseven.NUM eighteight.NUM oror.CONJ eighteight.NUM .
  
721MAD(be)cause I said +"/.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S saidsaid.V.PAST .
  
728MAD(be)cause <I guess> [/] I guess she's xxx like LidiaSE .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN Lidianame .
  
746MADbecause if they start waiting you know what ?
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P startstart.V.3P.PRES waitingunk youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL ?
  
776MAD+< because +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  
855MADyeah because the ticket I think is just a +/.
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF ticketticket.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES isis.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV aa.DET.INDEF .
  
981MADbut it's for xxx and I because xxx and I are the ones that switch languages .
  butbut.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES forfor.PREP andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S becausebecause.CONJ andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S areare.V.123P.PRES thethe.DET.DEF onesone.PRON.PL thatthat.DEM.FAR switchswitch.N.SG languageslanguage.N.PL .
  
1007MADit's because you are trying to stop it or block it .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP areare.V.2SP.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP stopstop.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S oror.CONJ blockblock.N.SG itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1095MADyeah because she comes into +//.
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S comescomes.N.SG.[or].come.V.3S.PRES intointo.PREP .
  
1134MADwell I [/] I watched her because we had our eyes closed .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S watchedunk herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P hadhad.V.PAST ourour.ADJ.POSS.1P eyeseyes.N.PL closedclose.V.PAST .
  
1173MADwhich is funny because to be <like you> [/] like you say she's as enlightened as she is .
  whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES funnyfunny.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP likelike.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP saysay.V.2SP.PRES she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES asas.CONJ.[or].a.DET.INDEF+V 3S PRES enlightenedenlighten.V.INFIN+AV asas.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S isis.V.3S.PRES .
  
1180MADbecause she wants to then figure out why is it that they're like that .
  becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wantswant.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP thenthen.ADV figurefigure.N.SG outout.ADV whywhy.REL isis.V.3S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S thatthat.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES likelike.V.3P.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
1182MADbecause enseguidaS .
  becausebecause.CONJ enseguidaimmediately.ADV .
  because immediately.
1254MADbecause when you don't +...
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG .
  
1330MAD+< because we do or will say some people do put [///] light [/] light candles for [/] for someone who has just passed away to give them light .
  becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P dodo.V.1P.PRES oror.CONJ willwill.V.123SP.FUT saysay.SV.INFIN somesome.ADJ peoplepeople.N.SG dodo.N.SG putput.N.SG lightlight.N.SG lightlight.N.SG candlesunk forfor.PREP forfor.PREP someonesomeone.PRON whowho.REL hasha.IM+PV.[or].has.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADV passedpass.V.PASTPART awayaway.ADV toto.PREP givegive.V.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P lightlight.N.SG .
  

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