MIAMI - Sastre9
Instances of can

57VAL+< you can always &a (.) become good yourself .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV becomebecome.SV.INFIN goodgood.ADJ yourselfyourself.PRON.REFL.2SP .
  
224VALand he knows that I'll (.) you know do whatever I can to support him .
  andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S knowsknow.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES dodo.SV.INFIN whateverwhatever.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP supportsupport.V.INFIN himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  
295VAL<he automatically can> [///] he can't stay up .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S automaticallyautomatically.ADV cancan.V.123SP.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S can'tcan.V.3S.PRES+NEG staystay.V.INFIN upup.ADV .
  
349VALshe can come with me any time .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES comecome.V.INFIN withwith.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S anyany.ADJ timetime.N.SG .
  
445KAYso due tomorrow can you just work on it ?
  soso.ADV duedue.N.SG tomorrowtomorrow.N.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP justjust.ADV workwork.V.2SP.PRES onon.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
446KAYdo you think you can just work on it all day (.) with her ?
  dodo.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP thinkthink.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES justjust.ADV workwork.V.INFIN onon.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S allall.ADJ dayday.N.SG withwith.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S ?
  
512VAL+< we can work at it .
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES workwork.V.INFIN atat.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
552KAYwe can go .
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES gogo.V.INFIN .
  
555KAYwe can go and &a +...
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES gogo.V.INFIN andand.CONJ .
  
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 .
  
579KAYI [/] <I can ask> [/] I can ask .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES askask.V.INFIN II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES askask.V.INFIN .
  
579KAYI [/] <I can ask> [/] I can ask .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES askask.V.INFIN II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES askask.V.INFIN .
  
594KAY+< maybe they can teach him how to be a cashier instead of a bag boy ?
  maybemaybe.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P cancan.V.123SP.PRES teachteach.V.INFIN himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S howhow.ADV toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF cashiercashier.N.SG insteadinstead.ADV ofof.PREP aa.DET.INDEF bagbag.N.SG boyboy.N.SG ?
  
610KAYdo you want me to request to see if they can train him how to be a cashier ?
  dodo.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wantwant.V.2SP.PRES meme.PRON.OBJ.1S toto.PREP requestrequest.V.INFIN toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P cancan.V.123SP.PRES traintrain.V.INFIN himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S howhow.ADV toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF cashiercashier.N.SG ?
  
658VAL+< no I can take it or leave it .
  nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES taketake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S oror.CONJ leaveleave.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  no, I can take it or leave it.
710VAL+< yeah with [/] with CarmencitaSE I can go .
  yeahyeah.ADV withwith.PREP withwith.PREP Carmencitaname II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES gogo.V.INFIN .
  
713KAYyeah maybe you can teach her how to swim porqueS tieneS queS saberS .
  yeahyeah.ADV maybemaybe.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES teachteach.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S howhow.ADV toto.PREP swimswim.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ tienehave.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ saberknow.V.INFIN .
  yeah, maybe you can teach her how to swim because she has to learn.
977KAYI mean xxx I can +...
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES .
  
1037VALI mean the only thing that you can really use esS elS balcónS .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV thingthing.N.SG thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES reallyreal.ADJ+ADV useuse.SV.INFIN esbe.V.3S.PRES elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG balcónbalcony.N.M.SG .
  I mean the only thing that you can really use is the balcony.
1101VALI think that at sixty five you can retire with a better income .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR atat.PREP sixtysixty.NUM fivefive.NUM youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES retireretire.V.INFIN withwith.PREP aa.DET.INDEF betterbetter.ADJ incomeincome.N.SG .
  
1194KAYso how do you do it so that you can retire ?
  soso.ADV howhow.ADV dodo.SV.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP dodo.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S soso.ADV thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES retireretire.V.INFIN ?
  
1290KAYyou know I figure I can give you maybe two hundred dollars a month .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S figurefigure.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES givegive.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP maybemaybe.ADV twotwo.NUM hundredhundred.NUM dollarsdollar.N.PL aa.DET.INDEF monthmonth.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
1336KAYif we can keep it controlled sis .
  ifif.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES keepkeep.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S controlledunk sissis.N.SG .
  
1350KAYit would be great if you can .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S wouldbe.V.3S.COND bebe.SV.INFIN greatgreat.ADJ ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES .
  
1355VAL+< but we can we can .
  butbut.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
1355VAL+< but we can we can .
  butbut.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
1357VAL+< we can +...
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
1360VALI'd say let [/] let's finish this quickly and maybe we can lift it .
  I'dI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.COND saysay.V.1S.PRES letlet.SV.INFIN let'slet.V.IMPER+US.PRON.SUB.1P finishfinish.SV.INFIN thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG quicklyquick.ADJ+ADV andand.CONJ maybemaybe.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES liftlift.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1487KAYI mean you can have what ever you want .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES havehave.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL everever.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wantwant.V.2SP.PRES .
  

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