MIAMI - Sastre4
Instances of was for speaker EMI

86EMIthe other cruise was much better .
  thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ cruisecruise.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST muchmuch.ADJ betterbetter.ADJ .
  
582EMIno he [/] he was jodiendoS .
  nono.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST jodiendofuck.V.PRESPART .
  no, he was pissing about
590EMII was like &=grunt she's so stupid .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES soso.ADV stupidstupid.ADJ .
  
592EMII know I was like &=grunt you're so stupid .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES soso.ADV stupidstupid.ADJ .
  
707EMIshe was .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
708EMIshe was for a while .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF whilewhile.CONJ .
  
711EMI&em she was on dialysis for her liver .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST onon.PREP dialysisdialysis.N.SG forfor.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S liverliver.N.SG .
  
747EMI<it's very> [//] it was very touch and go for a moment .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES veryvery.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST veryvery.ADV touchtouch.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ gogo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF momentmoment.N.SG .
  
748EMIyou know for a while it was day by day .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF whilewhile.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST dayday.N.SG byby.PREP dayday.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 .
  
1037EMII was born .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART .
  
1054EMIshe was +"/.
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
1062EMII came over when I was four .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S camecame.V.PAST overover.ADV.[or].over.PREP whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST fourfour.NUM .
  
1063EMIand BettySE was one .
  andand.CONJ Bettyname waswas.V.3S.PAST oneone.PRON.SG .
  
1118EMIshe was .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
1181EMImiraS she was with him for thirty years .
  miralook.V.2S.IMPER sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST withwith.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S forfor.PREP thirtythirty.NUM yearsyear.N.PL .
  look, she was with him for thirty years
1182EMIthat was her first .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S firstfirst.ADJ .
  

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