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Instances of because

7KAY(be)cause you know they're practicing .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES practicingpractice.N.SG+ASV .
  
15KAYbut it's not so loud (be)cause the range is all the way over there .
  butbut.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV soso.ADV loudloud.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF rangerange.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF wayway.N.SG overover.ADV therethere.ADV .
  
53KAYand it's gonna be great trying to learn from them (be)cause they're all experts .
  andand.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN greatgreat.ADJ tryingtry.SV.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP learnlearn.V.INFIN fromfrom.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P becausebecause.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES allall.ADJ expertsexpert.N.PL .
  
82VALbecause you know being a mother is no easy task .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES beingbe.V.PRESPART aa.DET.INDEF mothermoth.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].mother.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES nono.ADV easyeasy.ADJ tasktask.N.SG .
  
154KAY(be)cause you know she has a tendency with her friends and everythings .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF tendencytendency.N.SG withwith.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S friendsfriend.N.PL andand.CONJ everythingseverything.PRON+PV .
  
156KAYand then [/] then she says how quickly she's gonna be behave (be)cause she wants to do it .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV thenthen.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S sayssays.N.SG.[or].say.V.3S.PRES howhow.ADV quicklyquick.ADJ+ADV she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN behavebehave.SV.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wantswant.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
191KAY<and if> [//] and I'm not letting her do it this weekend because she didn't behave .
  andand.CONJ ifif.CONJ andand.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV lettinglet.SV.INFIN+ASV herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S dodo.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG weekendweekend.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG behavebehave.SV.INFIN .
  
235VALperoS hastaS ahoraS (.) because élS nadaS másS tieneS queS quinceS añitosS vaS pa(ra)S dieciséisS next month .
  perobut.CONJ hastauntil.PREP ahoranow.ADV becausebecause.CONJ élhe.PRON.SUB.M.3S nadanothing.PRON másmore.ADV tienehave.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ quincefifteen.NUM añitosyears.N.M.PL.DIM vago.V.3S.PRES parafor.PREP dieciséissixteen.NUM nextnext.ADJ monthmonth.N.SG .
  but up to now, because he's just fifteen years old, he turns sixteen next month.
253KAYbecause you plan to what ?
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP planplan.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP whatwhat.REL ?
  
254VALwell because they go through this osmosis .
  wellwell.ADV becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gogo.V.3P.PRES throughthrough.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG osmosisosmosis.N.SG .
  
285KAYperoS noS esS fácilS because she doesn't wanna go to sleep .
  perobut.CONJ nonot.ADV esbe.V.3S.PRES fácileasy.ADJ.M.SG becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG wannawant.SV.INFIN+TO.PREP gogo.V.INFIN toto.PREP sleepsleep.N.SG .
  but it's not easy because she doesn't want to go to sleep.
287VALwell &e I would say you know comes nine o'clock nine thirty because she is only eleven .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S wouldbe.V.1S.COND saysay.SV.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES comescomes.N.SG.[or].come.SV.INFIN+PV ninenine.NUM o'clocko'clock.ADV ninenine.NUM thirtythirty.NUM becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S isis.V.3S.PRES onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV eleveneleven.NUM .
  
325VAL(be)cause of course I don't what him to play .
  becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP coursecourse.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG whatwhat.REL himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S toto.PREP playplay.V.INFIN .
  
326KAYI know (be)cause you don't want to him to break anything god forbid .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG wantwant.V.INFIN toto.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S toto.PREP breakbreak.V.INFIN anythinganything.PRON godgod.N.SG forbidforbid.N.SG .
  
331VALniS [/] niS [/] niS [/] niS [//] noS hiceS muchasS cosasS enS miS vidaS because +/.
  ninor.CONJ ninor.CONJ ninor.CONJ ninor.CONJ nonot.ADV hicedo.V.1S.PAST muchasmany.PRON.F.PL cosasthing.N.F.PL.[or].sew.V.2S.SUBJ.PRES enin.PREP mimy.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.SG vidalife.N.F.SG becausebecause.CONJ .
  and, and, and, and I didn't do lots of things in my life because.
350KAYbecause &a +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  
354KAYbecause mother was saying +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ mothermoth.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].mother.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST sayingsay.V.PRESPART .
  
356KAY<(be)cause mother> [///] maybe because mummy noS laS puedeS cuidarS .
  becausebecause.CONJ mothermoth.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].mother.N.SG maybemaybe.ADV becausebecause.CONJ mummymummy.N.SG nonot.ADV laher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S puedebe_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].be_able.V.3S.PRES cuidarcare_for.V.INFIN .
  beacuse Mother, maybe because Mummy can't take care of her.
356KAY<(be)cause mother> [///] maybe because mummy noS laS puedeS cuidarS .
  becausebecause.CONJ mothermoth.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].mother.N.SG maybemaybe.ADV becausebecause.CONJ mummymummy.N.SG nonot.ADV laher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S puedebe_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].be_able.V.3S.PRES cuidarcare_for.V.INFIN .
  beacuse Mother, maybe because Mummy can't take care of her.
381VAL+< <it's a> [/] it's a lot of stress for boys because these girls they don't know how to behave .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP stressstress.N.SG forfor.PREP boysboy.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ thesethese.DEM.NEAR.PL girlsgirl.N.PL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN howhow.ADV toto.PREP behavebehave.V.INFIN .
  
405VALthank god this is a blessing because people that are mothers +//.
  thankthank.V.INFIN godgod.N.SG thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF blessingbless.V.PRESPART becausebecause.CONJ peoplepeople.N.SG thatthat.CONJ areare.V.123P.PRES mothersmother.N.PL .
  
409KAYbut today she wants to go to the park (be)cause I told her +"/.
  butbut.CONJ todaytoday.N.SG sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wantswant.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF parkpark.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
437VAL+" the instructions noS sirvenS because teS dicenS queS loS pongasS arribaS yS laS maestraS dijoS queS loS pongaS abajoS .
  thethe.DET.DEF instructionsinstruction.N.PL.[or].instructions.N.PL nonot.ADV sirvenserve.V.3P.PRES becausebecause.CONJ teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S dicentell.V.3P.PRES quethat.CONJ lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S pongasput.V.2S.SUBJ.PRES arribaup.ADV yand.CONJ lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG maestramaster.N.F.SG dijotell.V.3S.PAST quethat.CONJ lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S pongaput.V.13S.SUBJ.PRES abajobelow.ADV .
  the instructions don't work because they say to put it facing upwards and the teacher said that you put it facing downwards.
475VAL+< no we wanna finish it (be)cause I'm going on vacation .
  nono.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P wannawant.V.1P.PRES+TO.PREP finishfinish.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES goinggo.V.PRESPART onon.PREP vacationvacation.N.SG .
  
522VAL(be)cause last year he worked with NancySE .
  becausebecause.CONJ lastlast.ADJ yearyear.N.SG hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S workedwork.V.PAST withwith.PREP Nancyname .
  
535VALwell because of the allergies noS meS gustaríaS .
  wellwell.ADV becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF allergiesallergy.N.PL.[or].allergies.N.PL nonot.ADV meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S gustaríalike.V.13S.COND .
  well because of the allergies I wouldn't like it
547KAYI mean you do it xxx because you talk just as well .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP dodo.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP talktalk.V.2SP.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV asas.CONJ wellwell.ADV .
  
556KAYbecause I'm [///] when I'm there I can enquire for the summer .
  becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES whenwhen.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES therethere.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES enquireenquire.V.INFIN forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF summersummer.N.SG .
  
667VALand I was reading you know queS sugar is bad even for cancer because the cancer cells .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST readingread.V.PRESPART youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES quethat.CONJ sugarsugar.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES badbad.ADJ eveneven.ADJ forfor.PREP cancercancer.N.SG.[or].canc.N.SG+COMP.AG becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF cancercanc.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].cancer.N.SG cellscell.N.PL .
  and I was reading, you know, that sugar is bad even for cancer because the cancer cells.
674KAYyou should tell that to CarmencitaSE because CarmencitaSE loves sugar .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP shouldshould.V.2SP.PRES telltell.SV.INFIN thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR toto.PREP Carmencitaname becausebecause.CONJ Carmencitaname loveslove.SV.INFIN+PV sugarsugar.N.SG .
  
685KAY(be)cause I love sweets .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S lovelove.V.1S.PRES sweetssweet.ADJ+PV .
  
785VALnow that LuisSE is [/] is behaving we should go back on the ocean because I don't think it's gonna be wild .
  nownow.ADV thatthat.CONJ Luisname isis.V.3S.PRES isis.V.3S.PRES behavingbehave.V.PRESPART wewe.PRON.SUB.1P shouldshould.V.1P.PRES gogo.SV.INFIN backback.ADV onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF oceanocean.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG thinkthink.V.INFIN it'sit.PRON.OBJ.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN wildwild.ADJ .
  
860VALI don't because xxx .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG becausebecause.CONJ .
  
910VALbecause yesterday LuisSE [/] LuisSE was washing the dishes yesterday .
  becausebecause.CONJ yesterdayyesterday.N.SG Luisname Luisname waswas.V.3S.PAST washingwash.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF dishesdish.N.PL yesterdayyesterday.N.SG .
  
914VALbecause you know he would never wash dishes before .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S wouldbe.V.3S.COND nevernever.ADV washwash.SV.INFIN dishesdish.N.PL beforebefore.CONJ .
  
926KAY+" just because I'm a housewife I'm always washing ?
  justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES aa.DET.INDEF housewifehousewife.N.SG I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV washingwash.SV.INFIN+ASV ?
  
958VALbut this time he's gonna have an associate because it's [/] it's very expensive .
  butbut.CONJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG timetime.N.SG he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP havehave.V.INFIN anan.DET.INDEF associateassociate.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES veryvery.ADV expensiveexpensive.ADJ .
  
1054KAYbecause he has to move .
  becausebecause.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP movemove.V.INFIN .
  
1056KAYhe <because the> [/] because the owner can't afford it .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF ownerowner.N.SG can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG affordafford.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1056KAYhe <because the> [/] because the owner can't afford it .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF ownerowner.N.SG can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG affordafford.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1069KAYhe says you know what because we could get it for a lot cheaper so xxx called them .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S sayssays.N.SG.[or].say.V.3S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P couldcan.V.COND getget.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG cheapercheap.ADJ.COMP soso.ADV calledcall.SV.INFIN+AV themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
1122KAYwell you are never gonna retire (be)cause you are gonna live a hundred and twenty .
  wellwell.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP areare.V.2SP.PRES nevernever.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP retireretire.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP areare.V.2SP.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP livelive.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF hundredhundred.NUM andand.CONJ twentytwenty.NUM .
  
1172VALyoS creoS queS leS vaS aS encantarS because +...
  yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S creobelieve.V.1S.PRES quethat.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S vago.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP encantarbewitch.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ .
  I think he's going to love it because
1175VALI really am banking on that because I like to see you know something that I do .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S reallyreal.ADJ+ADV amam.SV.INFIN bankingbank.N.SG+ASV onon.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S likelike.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES somethingsomething.PRON thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S dodo.V.1S.PRES .
  
1182KAYbecause of the insurance .
  becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF insuranceinsurance.N.SG .
  
1299VAL+< we can calculate to see because cuandoS unoS comeS afueraS it's expensive .
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES calculatecalculate.V.INFIN toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ cuandowhen.CONJ unoone.PRON.M.SG comeeat.V.2S.IMPER.[or].eat.V.3S.PRES afueraoutside.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES expensiveexpensive.ADJ .
  we can calculate to see because when you eat out it's expensive
1317KAY+< because I [//] yoS noS quieroS +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S nonot.ADV quierowant.V.1S.PRES .
  because I don't want to.
1446VALno because she said the last time I touched her I xxx it .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S saidsaid.V.PAST thethe.DET.DEF lastlast.ADJ timetime.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S touchedtouch.V.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S II.PRON.SUB.1S itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1468VALS meS dioS ganasS deS llorarS because +/.
  yes.ADV meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S diogive.V.3S.PAST ganaswin.V.2S.PRES deof.PREP llorarweep.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ .
  yes, I felt like crying because.

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