MIAMI - Sastre13
Instances of trying

91COLI'm trying to be like +...
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ .
  
94ELII'm trying to think .
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP thinkthink.V.INFIN .
  
470COLyou know I'm still trying to decide ah on how many days I'm gonna spend up there .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES stillstill.ADJ tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP decidedecide.V.INFIN ahah.IM onon.PREP howhow.ADV manymany.ADJ daysday.N.PL I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP spendspend.V.INFIN upup.ADV therethere.ADV .
  
483COLI'm trying to figure that out .
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP figurefigure.N.SG thatthat.CONJ outout.ADV .
  
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 .
  
617COLtrying to be like one step ahead of everything .
  tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ oneone.PRON.SG stepstep.N.SG aheadahead.ADV ofof.PREP everythingeverything.PRON .
  
719ELIso it's like so then like I guess like in college now I'm kind of trying to like redeem myself for high school .
  soso.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN soso.ADV thenthen.ADV likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES likelike.CONJ inin.PREP collegecollege.N.SG nownow.ADV I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP tryingtry.SV.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN redeemredeem.V.INFIN myselfmyself.PRON.REFL.1S forfor.PREP highhigh.ADJ schoolschool.N.SG .
  
737ELIbut (.) I guess in a way like in college I'm trying to do my best that I can .
  butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF wayway.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG inin.PREP collegecollege.N.SG I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S bestbest.ADJ thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES .
  
811ELII'm trying to learn like one thing I'm trying to change about myself now is like +...
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP learnlearn.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ oneone.PRON.SG thingthing.N.SG I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP changechange.V.INFIN aboutabout.PREP myselfmyself.PRON.REFL.1S nownow.ADV isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ .
  
811ELII'm trying to learn like one thing I'm trying to change about myself now is like +...
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP learnlearn.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ oneone.PRON.SG thingthing.N.SG I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP changechange.V.INFIN aboutabout.PREP myselfmyself.PRON.REFL.1S nownow.ADV isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ .
  
813ELIlike [/] like now I'm trying to like realize like man like +...
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ nownow.ADV I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN realizerealize.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ manman.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG .
  

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