MIAMI - Sastre3
Instances of because

71OLIbut MasonSE in a way it's better because if you pass entoncesS you know you have the capabilities you know .
  butbut.CONJ Masonname inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF wayway.N.SG it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES betterbetter.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP passpass.V.2SP.PRES entoncesthen.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES thethe.DET.DEF capabilitiescapability.N.PL.[or].capabilities.N.PL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  but Mason, in a way it's better, because if you pass then you know what you're capable of.
91MASyou should not give (th)em a P_H_Q because siS esaS personaS noS pasaS elS testSE why give (th)em a P_H_Q ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP shouldshould.V.2SP.PRES notnot.ADV givegive.SV.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P aa.DET.INDEF P_H_Qname becausebecause.CONJ siif.CONJ esathat.ADJ.DEM.F.SG personaperson.N.F.SG nonot.ADV pasapass.V.3S.PRES elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG testtest.N.SG whywhy.REL givegive.V.PRES themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P aa.DET.INDEF P_H_Qname ?
  you shouldn't give them a PHQ because if this person doesn't pass the test then why give them a PHQ?
163MASbecause you're gonna spend more money on P_H_Qs giving it out to the people +...
  becausebecause.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP spendspend.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ moneymoney.N.SG onon.PREP P_H_Qsname givinggive.SV.INFIN+ASV itit.PRON.SUB.3S outout.ADV toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF peoplepeople.N.SG .
  
176MASbecause <yoS tengoS unS papel@s:spa> [///] teS mandoS unS papelS aS tuS casaS what are you gonna do with it ?
  becausebecause.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S tengohave.V.1S.PRES unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG papelpaper.N.M.SG teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S mandocontrol.N.M.SG.[or].order.V.1S.PRES unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG papelpaper.N.M.SG ato.PREP tuyour.ADJ.POSS.MF.2S.SG casahouse.N.F.SG whatwhat.REL areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP dodo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  because I have a piece of paper I send you a piece of paper to your house what are you going to do with it?
200MASbecause yoS seS loS heS explicadoS veinteS milS vecesS aS élS .
  becausebecause.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S seto_him.PRON.INDIR.MF.3SP lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S hehave.V.1S.PRES explicadoexplain.V.PASTPART veintetwenty.NUM milthousand.NUM vecestime.N.F.PL ato.PREP élhe.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  because I've explained to him twenty thousand times
234LAN+< so that I had to wait (.) because we didn't have enough people .
  soso.ADV thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP waitwait.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG havehave.SV.INFIN enoughenough.ADJ peoplepeople.N.SG .
  
238MASentoncesS ahoraS it makes sense because I told him .
  entoncesthen.ADV ahoranow.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S makesmake.V.3S.PRES sensesense.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  so now it makes sense because I told him
239OLI+< it makes sense because we're the ones that deal with it .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S makesmake.V.3S.PRES sensesense.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ we'rewe.PRON.SUB.1P+BE.V.PRES thethe.DET.DEF onesone.PRON.PL thatthat.CONJ dealdeal.V.INFIN withwith.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
273MASwell actually it was better for me because I'm the one who works with the program .
  wellwell.ADV actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST betterbetter.ADJ forfor.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES thethe.DET.DEF oneone.PRON.SG whowho.REL worksworks.N.PL.[or].work.SV.INFIN+PV withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF programprogram.N.SG .
  
284MASbecause I'm gonna be doing +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN doingdo.V.PRESPART .
  
285OLI<you know why because> [/] you know why because I was told (.) to teach DanielaSE everything I do .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST toldtold.V.PASTPART toto.PREP teachteach.V.INFIN Danielaname everythingeverything.PRON II.PRON.SUB.1S dodo.V.1S.PRES .
  
285OLI<you know why because> [/] you know why because I was told (.) to teach DanielaSE everything I do .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST toldtold.V.PASTPART toto.PREP teachteach.V.INFIN Danielaname everythingeverything.PRON II.PRON.SUB.1S dodo.V.1S.PRES .
  
470MAS+, because he's the one who [/] &h who prepared .
  becausebecause.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF oneone.PRON.SG whowho.REL whowho.REL preparedunk .
  
503OLIbut you know I think that the bottom line is that (.) because we're just one department that's having this problem the county is not gonna change the whole friggin(g) system (.) for us .
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thethe.DET.DEF bottombottom.N.SG lineline.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR becausebecause.CONJ we'rewe.PRON.SUB.1P+BE.V.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV oneone.PRON.SG departmentdepartment.N.SG that'sthat.CONJ+BE.V.3S.PRES havinghave.V.INFIN+ASV thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG problemproblem.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF countycounty.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP changechange.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ friggingunk systemsystem.N.SG forfor.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P .
  
515OLIwell because of the type of position that it is (o)kSE you have to keep um tracking it (.) for everything .
  wellwell.ADV becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF typetype.N.SG ofof.PREP positionposition.N.SG thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S isis.V.3S.PRES okunk youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP keepkeep.V.INFIN umum.IM trackingtrack.N.SG+ASV itit.PRON.SUB.3S forfor.PREP everythingeverything.PRON .
  
550MASbecause since they gonna do it in the academy (.) why have (th)em do it twice .
  becausebecause.CONJ sincesince.PREP theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF academyacademy.N.SG whywhy.REL havehave.V.PRES themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P dodo.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S twicetwice.ADV .
  
590OLIbut that's because +/.
  butbut.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ .
  
622OLIbecause I've &=mumbles never heard of it .
  becausebecause.CONJ I'veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES nevernever.ADV heardheard.AV.PAST ofof.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1018MASbecause +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  

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