MIAMI - Sastre4
Instances of can

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 .
  
9EMIwhatever you can give fifty dollars or so .
  whateverwhatever.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES givegive.V.INFIN fiftyfifty.NUM dollarsdollar.N.PL oror.CONJ soso.ADV .
  
60GIAhow can you forget about that yo ?
  howhow.ADV cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP forgetforget.V.2SP.PRES aboutabout.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR younk ?
  
62GIAhow can you forget about that ?
  howhow.ADV cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP forgetforget.V.2SP.PRES aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
119EMIcan you +//.
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  
123EMI&=laugh can you send it to me &=laugh .
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP sendsend.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S toto.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
303GIA+" oh my god can he stop it ?
  ohoh.IM mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S godgod.N.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S stopstop.V.3S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
526GIAyou can xxx .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES .
  
631GIA+" oh túS puedesS llamarS aS miS mamáS to ask her if I can go with you .
  ohoh.IM túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S puedesbe_able.V.2S.PRES llamarcall.V.INFIN ato.PREP mimy.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.SG mamámum.N.F.SG toto.PREP askask.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES gogo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  oh, you can call my mum to ask her if I can go with you
640GIA+" can you call mom ?
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP callcall.V.2SP.PRES mommom.N.SG ?
  
744EMIno no no she can get better .
  nono.ADV nono.ADV nono.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES getget.V.INFIN betterbetter.ADJ .
  
779GIAif I have to hold my own I can &uf &a whatever .
  ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP holdhold.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S ownown.PRON II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES whateverwhatever.REL .
  
843GIA+" estáS bienS entoncesS come pick me up so I can go to the mall with you .
  estábe.V.3S.PRES bienwell.ADV entoncesthen.ADV comecome.SV.INFIN pickpick.SV.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S upup.ADV soso.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES gogo.V.INFIN toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF mallmall.N.SG withwith.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  that's fine, then come pick me up so I can go to the mall with you
847GIAso you can go with me .
  soso.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES gogo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
879GIAwhat's the most I can spend on drinks ?
  what'swhat.REL+GB thethe.DET.DEF mostmost.ADJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES spendspend.V.INFIN onon.PREP drinksdrink.SV.INFIN+PV ?
  
942GIAyou can do it if the numbers are saved to your phone .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ifif.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF numbersnumber.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES savedsave.V.PASTPART toto.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP phonephone.N.SG .
  
959GIA+< you can take out your SimSE card .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES taketake.V.INFIN outout.ADV youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP Simname cardcard.N.SG .
  
1040EMI+" can I have a cookie .
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF cookiecookie.N.SG .
  
1120GIAcan we xxx ?
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES wewe.PRON.SUB.1P ?
  
1126EMII can delete from the phone and the SimSE .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES deletedelete.V.INFIN fromfrom.PREP thethe.DET.DEF phonephone.N.SG andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF Simname .
  

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