MIAMI - Sastre12
Instances of were

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 .
  
203MADshe went looking make sure you were ok .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wentwent.V.PAST lookinglook.SV.INFIN+ASV makemake.SV.INFIN suresure.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST okunk .
  
223SAMthen we were all laughing .
  thenthen.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST allall.ADJ laughinglaugh.SV.INFIN+ASV .
  
281MAD+" ohSE I thought you were here !
  ohoh.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST herehere.ADV !
  
298SAM+< maybe they were working on it .
  maybemaybe.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST workingwork.V.PRESPART onon.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
301SAM+< like they were doing yours .
  likelike.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST doingdo.V.PRESPART yoursyour.ADJ.POSS.2SP+PV.[or].yours.PRON.POSS.2SP .
  
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 .
  
529MADyeah she told that guy that one time when we were out .
  yeahyeah.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S toldtold.V.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR guyguy.N.SG thatthat.CONJ oneone.PRON.SG timetime.N.SG whenwhen.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST outout.ADV .
  
538SAMthey were saying that .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
608MADbut the thing is did you feel anything negative while you were there ?
  butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES diddid.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP feelfeel.V.2SP.PRES anythinganything.PRON negativenegative.ADJ whilewhile.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST therethere.ADV ?
  
928SAMyou know when they were saying the people's name or whatever she goes +"/.
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF people'speople.N.SG+=POSS namename.N.SG oror.CONJ whateverwhatever.REL sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S goesgoes.V.3S.PRES .
  
1039MAD<they were> [/] they were flying in and out and +...
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST flyingfly.V.PRESPART inin.PREP andand.CONJ outout.ADV andand.CONJ .
  
1039MAD<they were> [/] they were flying in and out and +...
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST flyingfly.V.PRESPART inin.PREP andand.CONJ outout.ADV andand.CONJ .
  
1133SAM<were you> [/] were you here when mom was telling me ?
  werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP herehere.ADV whenwhen.CONJ mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S ?
  
1133SAM<were you> [/] were you here when mom was telling me ?
  werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP herehere.ADV whenwhen.CONJ mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S ?
  
1183MADwhat language were you chatting in ?
  whatwhat.REL languagelanguage.N.SG werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP chattingchat.N.SG+ASV inin.PREP ?
  
1192SAMyou know that [/] that Mary and I were laughing because she has this thing about +"/.
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR Maryname andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S werewere.V.2S123P.PAST laughinglaugh.V.PRESPART becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG thingthing.N.SG aboutabout.PREP .
  
1261SAM+< I mean the meditations were good .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF meditationsmeditation.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST goodgood.ADJ .
  
1286SAMI'll tell you when they were having the food is awesome .
  I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT telltell.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST havinghave.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF foodfood.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES awesomeawesome.ADJ .
  

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