MIAMI - Sastre13
Instances of because

7COL<so he can get> [/] so he can get the rest of the democrats that she has (be)cause she has a couple .
  soso.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES getget.V.INFIN soso.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES getget.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF restrest.N.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF democratsunk thatthat.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF couplecouple.N.SG .
  
45COLyeah of course (be)cause you want you know you want her to you know change .
  yeahyeah.ADV ofof.PREP coursecourse.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wantwant.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wantwant.V.2SP.PRES herher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S toto.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES changechange.SV.INFIN .
  
64ELIbecause hello you didn't talk to me the whole Sunday .
  becausebecause.CONJ hellohello.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG talktalk.SV.INFIN toto.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ Sundayname .
  
65COL&o: actually no the reason why is because like (.) like I kind of felt bad like about what happened .
  actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV nono.ADV thethe.DET.DEF reasonreason.N.SG whywhy.REL isis.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP feltfelt.SV.INFIN badbad.ADJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN aboutabout.PREP whatwhat.REL happenedhappen.V.PAST .
  
71COL(be)cause <the thing is like> [/] (.) the thing is I (.) you know +...
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
77COLlike the fights can get worse just because you know like something might happen between us or whatever .
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF fightsfight.N.PL cancan.V.123SP.PRES getget.V.INFIN worseworse.ADJ justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES likelike.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON mightmight.SV.INFIN happenhappen.SV.INFIN betweenbetween.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P oror.CONJ whateverwhatever.REL .
  
80COLI just kind of felt bad (be)cause like the last thing that I want is for you and my mom to fight like over something stupid that happened between us you know .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP feltfelt.SV.INFIN badbad.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF lastlast.ADJ thingthing.N.SG thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES isis.V.3S.PRES forfor.PREP youyou.PRON.OBJ.2SP andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG toto.PREP fightfight.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ overover.ADV.[or].over.PREP somethingsomething.PRON stupidstupid.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR happenedhappen.V.INFIN+AV betweenbetween.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
96COLlike you don't want like your relationship to go bad because of what happens between us basically .
  likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG wantwant.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP relationshiprelationship.N.SG toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN badbad.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP whatwhat.REL happenshappen.SV.INFIN+PV betweenbetween.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P basicallybasically.ADV .
  
150ELIyes I wake up at six thirty (be)cause I have class at eight .
  yesyes.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S wakewake.N.SG upup.ADV atat.PREP sixsix.NUM thirtythirty.NUM becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES classclass.N.SG atat.PREP eighteight.NUM .
  
172ELI(be)cause I think I have a test on Thursday .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF testtest.N.SG onon.PREP Thursdayname .
  
246COL(be)cause <the thing is like> [//] the [/] the thing is like ok look .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ okunk looklook.SV.INFIN .
  
270ELIit was good (be)cause you know I got to go .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST goodgood.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S gotgot.V.PAST toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN .
  
278ELI(be)cause I knew like from xxx you were like +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S knewknew.V.1S.PRES likelike.CONJ fromfrom.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
289ELI(be)cause I feel really bad .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S feelfeel.V.1S.PRES reallyreal.ADJ+ADV badbad.ADJ .
  
364COL(be)cause we get along +...
  becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P getget.V.1P.PRES alongalong.PREP .
  
403COLand then like (.) because of how popular I was in middle school I decided that I didn't want to be popular any_more .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP howhow.ADV popularpopular.ADJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST inin.PREP middlemiddle.ADJ schoolschool.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S decidedunk thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG wantwant.SV.INFIN toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN popularpopular.ADJ any_moreany_more.ADV .
  
414COL(be)cause I used to have like a [/] a +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S useduse.V.PAST toto.PREP havehave.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF aa.DET.INDEF .
  
510COLand probably FernandoSE because honestly like I don't know either of them like any of them like &=groan LuisSE you know junior LuisSE like .
  andand.CONJ probablyprobably.ADV Fernandoname becausebecause.CONJ honestlyhonest.ADJ+ADV.[or].honestly.ADV likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN eithereither.ADJ ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN anyany.ADJ ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN Luisname youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES juniorjunior.ADJ Luisname likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN .
  
525ELII'm excited because I haven't been on vacation since like (..) I went to go see my dad which [//] that was like two thousand one two thousand two I think .
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES excitedexcite.V.PAST becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S haven'thave.V.1S.PRES+NEG beenbeen.V.PASTPART onon.PREP vacationvacation.N.SG sincesince.PREP likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wentwent.V.PAST toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN seesee.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S daddad.N.SG whichwhich.REL thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ twotwo.NUM thousandthousand.NUM oneone.NUM twotwo.NUM thousandthousand.NUM twotwo.NUM II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES .
  
528ELIso I'm excited about going to the airport and stuff (be)cause I love the airport .
  soso.ADV I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES excitedexcite.V.PAST aboutabout.PREP goinggo.SV.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF airportairport.N.SG andand.CONJ stuffstuff.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S lovelove.V.1S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF airportairport.N.SG .
  
542ELIbut I'm nervous (be)cause like oh my god .
  butbut.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES nervousnervous.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN ohoh.IM mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S godgod.N.SG .
  
566COLyou know you can't get enough of them because they're [/] they're more like +...
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP can'tcan.V.2SP.PRES+NEG getget.V.INFIN enoughenough.ADJ ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P becausebecause.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES moremore.ADJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG .
  
572COLbecause <he doesn't> [/] he doesn't take after like the whole Christian side you know .
  becausebecause.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG taketake.SV.INFIN afterafter.PREP likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ Christianname sideside.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
589ELIbecause I don't really (.) do too much .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG reallyreal.ADJ+ADV dodo.SV.INFIN tootoo.ADV muchmuch.ADJ .
  
613COLbecause I've come to realize that (.) especially during the [//] these last two semesters at school like (.) I've been spending just so much time like (.) just doing crazy stuff like trying to get stuff done .
  becausebecause.CONJ I'veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES comecome.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP realizerealize.V.INFIN thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR especiallyespecial.ADJ+ADV.[or].especially.ADV duringdure.ADJ+ASV.[or].during.PREP thethe.DET.DEF thesethese.DEM.NEAR.PL lastlast.ADJ twotwo.NUM semesterssemester.N.PL atat.PREP schoolschool.N.SG likelike.CONJ I'veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART spendingspend.V.PRESPART justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV soso.ADV muchmuch.ADJ timetime.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG justjust.ADV doingdo.V.PRESPART crazycrazy.ADJ stuffstuff.SV.INFIN likelike.CONJ tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP getget.V.INFIN stuffstuff.V.INFIN donedone.AV.PAST .
  
673ELIand like not even (be)cause I haven't finished my first year yet .
  andand.CONJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN notnot.ADV eveneven.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S haven'thave.V.1S.PRES+NEG finishedfinish.V.PASTPART mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S firstfirst.ADJ yearyear.N.SG yetyet.CONJ .
  
696COL(be)cause I don't really know what exactly it is about high school that you wanna go back like what it is about high school that you like so much .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG reallyreal.ADJ+ADV knowknow.SV.INFIN whatwhat.REL exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S isis.V.3S.PRES aboutabout.PREP highhigh.ADJ schoolschool.N.SG thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wannawant.V.2SP.PRES+TO.PREP gogo.V.INFIN backback.ADV.[or].back.SV.INFIN likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN whatwhat.REL itit.PRON.SUB.3S isis.V.3S.PRES aboutabout.PREP highhigh.ADJ schoolschool.N.SG thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP likelike.V.2SP.PRES soso.ADV muchmuch.ADJ .
  
720ELIbecause I didn't do good in high school like .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG dodo.SV.INFIN goodgood.ADJ inin.PREP highhigh.ADJ schoolschool.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG .
  
739ELI(be)cause I never thought like I would look at those like [/] like smart kids and stuff .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S nevernever.ADV thoughtthought.AV.PAST likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wouldbe.V.1S.COND looklook.SV.INFIN atat.PREP thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN likelike.CONJ smartsmart.ADJ kidskid.N.PL andand.CONJ stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
771COLjust because you have an education doesn't mean squat like +...
  justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES anan.DET.INDEF educationeducation.N.SG doesn'tdoes.N.SG+NEG meanmean.N.SG squatsquat.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG .
  
776COLbecause like there's nothing you can do like .
  becausebecause.CONJ likelike.V.INFIN there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES nothingnothing.PRON youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES dodo.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ .
  
812ELI(be)cause like you're [///] though like these last couple of months man like (.) it's been hitting me hard like .
  becausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES thoughthough.CONJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN thesethese.DEM.NEAR.PL lastlast.ADJ couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP monthsmonth.N.PL manman.N.SG likelike.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+HAVE.V.3S.PAST beenbeen.V.PASTPART hittinghit.ADJ+ASV meme.PRON.OBJ.1S hardhard.ADJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN .
  
821COL<you know what> [//] you know why because what ends up happening is that eventually the problems that you might not have paid attention to like you eventually say to yourself +"/.
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ whatwhat.REL endsend.SV.INFIN+PV upup.ADV happeninghappen.SV.INFIN+ASV isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR eventuallyeventual.ADJ+ADV.[or].eventually.ADV thethe.DET.DEF problemsproblem.N.PL thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP mightmight.V.2SP.PRES notnot.ADV havehave.SV.INFIN paidpaid.V.PASTPART attentionattention.N.SG toto.PREP likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP eventuallyeventual.ADJ+ADV.[or].eventually.ADV saysay.SV.INFIN toto.PREP yourselfyourself.PRON.REFL.2SP .
  
903COLit's funny (be)cause it's like +...
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES funnyfunny.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN .
  
963ELIlike ok (be)cause you like the other day .
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN okunk becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP likelike.V.2SP.PRES thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ dayday.N.SG .
  
969ELIdo you think it's because you view it differently (be)cause you're older now ?
  dodo.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP thinkthink.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP viewview.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S differentlydifferent.ADJ+ADV.[or].differently.ADV becausebecause.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES olderolder.ADJ.[or].old.ADJ.COMP nownow.ADV ?
  
969ELIdo you think it's because you view it differently (be)cause you're older now ?
  dodo.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP thinkthink.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP viewview.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S differentlydifferent.ADJ+ADV.[or].differently.ADV becausebecause.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES olderolder.ADJ.[or].old.ADJ.COMP nownow.ADV ?
  
972COLbecause you don't put as much value to it as you used to .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG putput.V.INFIN asas.CONJ muchmuch.ADJ valuevalue.N.SG toto.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S asas.CONJ.[or].a.DET.INDEF+V 3S PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP useduse.V.PAST toto.PREP .
  
987COL(be)cause <it's not> [//] it's [///] to be honest with you <it is> [//] it's not about the presents .
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN honesthonest.ADJ.[or].hon.N.SG+ADJ.SUP withwith.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP itit.PRON.SUB.3S isis.V.3S.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF presentspresent.ADJ+PV.[or].presents.N.PL .
  
995COLjust because you want to see what your parents got you .
  justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wantwant.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP parentsparent.N.PL gotgot.AV.PAST+P youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  
1012ELI(be)cause I was watching the [/] (.) the +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST watchingunk thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF .
  
1030ELIoh my god yeah I [/] I went in there once (be)cause KathySE lives in HomesteadSE .
  ohoh.IM mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S godgod.N.SG yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S wentwent.V.PAST inin.PREP therethere.ADV onceonce.ADV becausebecause.CONJ Kathyname liveslives.N.SG.[or].live.SV.INFIN+PV inin.PREP Homesteadname .
  
1038COLbecause the thing is like we wanted to see the Forbidden_kingdom .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P wantedwant.V.PAST toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF Forbidden_kingdomname .
  

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