MIAMI - Sastre9
Instances of because for speaker VAL

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 .
  
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.
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 .
  
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 .
  
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.
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 .
  
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
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.
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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
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 .
  
1468VALsíS meS dioS ganasS deS llorarS because +/.
  síyes.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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