MIAMI - Sastre4
Instances of because

6EMIright and then you just pay whatever you can every month (.) because it's not (un)til September the cruise .
  rightright.ADJ andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP justjust.ADV paypay.V.2SP.PRES whateverwhatever.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES everyevery.ADJ monthmonth.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV untiluntil.CONJ Septembername thethe.DET.DEF cruisecruise.N.SG .
  
12GIA(be)cause what if at the end we don't go ?
  becausebecause.CONJ whatwhat.REL ifif.CONJ atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF endend.N.SG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG gogo.V.INFIN ?
  
58GIAremember (be)cause of the recession .
  rememberremember.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF recessionrecession.N.SG .
  
92EMIbut because it's John'sSE+eng birthday cruise &=laugh .
  butbut.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES John's birthdaybirthday.N.SG cruisecruise.N.SG .
  
197GIAbecause at first when she started working there .
  becausebecause.CONJ atat.PREP firstfirst.ADJ whenwhen.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S startedstart.V.PAST workingwork.V.PRESPART therethere.ADV .
  
227GIAbecause she qualified for the weight and height .
  becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S qualifiedqualify.V.PAST forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF weightweight.N.SG andand.CONJ heightheight.N.SG .
  
234EMI(be)cause she's taller than you too right ?
  becausebecause.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES tallertall.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP tootoo.ADV rightright.ADJ ?
  
293GIAhe text my sister (be)cause my sister AnaSE is like +"/.
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S texttext.V.3S.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S sistersister.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S sistersister.N.SG Ananame isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ .
  
310GIAno because I'm doing something after work .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART somethingsomething.PRON afterafter.PREP workwork.SV.INFIN .
  
444GIAyou have to be careful tonight because the club in front of where we're going xxx .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN carefulcareful.ADJ tonighttonight.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF clubclub.N.SG inin.PREP frontfront.N.SG ofof.PREP wherewhere.REL we'rewe.PRON.SUB.1P+BE.V.PRES goinggo.V.PRESPART .
  
765GIAespecially (be)cause it's only me and my mom miS hermanoS MariSE .
  especiallyespecial.ADJ+ADV.[or].especially.ADV becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV meme.PRON.OBJ.1S andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG mimy.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.SG hermanobrother.N.M.SG Mariname .
  especially because it's only me and my mom, my sister Mari
800GIA<no but> [//] no I think you already had that one in there more than once (be)cause I told you .
  nono.ADV butbut.CONJ nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP alreadyalready.ADV hadhad.V.PASTPART thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR oneone.PRON.SG inin.PREP therethere.ADV moremore.ADV thanthan.CONJ onceonce.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  
883GIAand I was gonna put the most on that (be)cause remember I went to the bank and I took out .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP putput.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF mostmost.ADJ onon.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR becausebecause.CONJ rememberremember.V.INFIN II.PRON.SUB.1S wentwent.V.PAST toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF bankbank.N.SG andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S tooktake.V.PAST outout.ADV .
  
902EMI+< I gotta delete some of these because +...
  II.PRON.SUB.1S gottaget.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP deletedelete.V.INFIN somesome.ADJ ofof.PREP thesethese.DEM.NEAR.PL becausebecause.CONJ .
  
938GIAyeah but see that's a good thing because now whatever you have +...
  yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ seesee.V.INFIN that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF goodgood.ADJ thingthing.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ nownow.ADV whateverwhatever.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES .
  
1012GIA+< they were making fun of me today (be)cause (.) when I +...
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST makingmake.V.PRESPART funfun.N.SG ofof.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S todaytoday.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S .
  
1025GIA(be)cause I [/] I force my mom +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S forceforce.N.SG mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG .
  
1034EMImy problem is (.) <I practically> [///] I speak really good English because my mom my mom was raised here xxx .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S problemproblem.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S practicallypractical.ADJ+ADV.[or].practically.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S speakspeak.V.1S.PRES reallyreal.ADJ+ADV goodgood.ADJ EnglishEnglish.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST raisedraise.V.PASTPART herehere.ADV .
  
1038EMIand she started teaching me English (be)cause she knew eventually I'd learn Spanish (be)cause everybody around me is Sish .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S startedstart.V.PAST teachingteach.V.PRESPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S EnglishEnglish.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S knewknew.V.3S.PRES eventuallyeventual.ADJ+ADV.[or].eventually.ADV I'dI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.COND learnlearn.V.1S.PRES SpanishSpanish.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ everybodyeverybody.PRON aroundaround.ADV meme.PRON.OBJ.1S isis.V.3S.PRES Sishname .
  
1038EMIand she started teaching me English (be)cause she knew eventually I'd learn Spanish (be)cause everybody around me is Sish .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S startedstart.V.PAST teachingteach.V.PRESPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S EnglishEnglish.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S knewknew.V.3S.PRES eventuallyeventual.ADJ+ADV.[or].eventually.ADV I'dI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.COND learnlearn.V.1S.PRES SpanishSpanish.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ everybodyeverybody.PRON aroundaround.ADV meme.PRON.OBJ.1S isis.V.3S.PRES Sishname .
  
1066EMI<and they> [//] and I remember and a teacher always saying because people would say +"/.
  andand.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S rememberremember.V.1S.PRES andand.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF teacherteacher.N.SG.[or].teach.N.SG.AG alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV sayingsay.V.PRESPART becausebecause.CONJ peoplepeople.N.SG wouldbe.V.123SP.COND saysay.SV.INFIN .
  
1099EMIbecause laS llamóS xxx paraS decirleS queS &a siS ellaS quiereS regresarS .
  becausebecause.CONJ laher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S llamócall.V.3S.PAST parafor.PREP decirletell.V.INFIN+LE[PRON.MF.3S] quethat.CONJ siif.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S quierewant.V.2S.IMPER.[or].want.V.3S.PRES regresarreturn.V.INFIN .
  because he called her to tell her that, if she wanted to come back
1138GIA<I can't> [/] I can't be tired (be)cause <my night has just > [//] <my day &h> [//] my night has just begun .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S can'tcan.V.1S.PRES+NEG II.PRON.SUB.1S can'tcan.V.1S.PRES+NEG bebe.V.INFIN tiredtire.V.PASTPART becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S nightnight.N.SG hasha.IM+PV.[or].has.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S dayday.N.SG mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S nightnight.N.SG hasha.IM+PV.[or].has.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADV begunbegun.V.INFIN .
  
1147EMIand then from SimSE because I do it two together I don't know which is xxx .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV fromfrom.PREP Simname becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S dodo.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S twotwo.NUM togethertogether.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES .
  
1191EMIyS &e [//] and the only reason that he's still with her because ellaS loS tieneS aS élS +//.
  yand.CONJ andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV reasonreason.N.SG thatthat.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES stillstill.ADJ withwith.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S becausebecause.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S tienehave.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP élhe.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  and the only reason that he's still with her because she stuck to him

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