MIAMI - Sastre9
Instances of could

84VAL+< but it's the best (.) that (.) anybody could experience in life +/.
  butbut.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR anybodyanybody.PRON couldcan.V.COND experienceexperience.N.SG inin.PREP lifelife.N.SG .
  
93KAYI probably could never have done anything without you .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S probablyprobably.ADV couldcan.V.COND nevernever.ADV havehave.SV.INFIN donedone.V.PASTPART anythinganything.PRON withoutwithout.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  
180KAYshe [/] she could go out .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S couldcan.V.COND gogo.V.INFIN outout.ADV .
  
514KAYwell maybe you could take her .
  wellwell.ADV maybemaybe.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND taketake.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
543KAYI could go help you .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND gogo.V.INFIN helphelp.SV.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  
544KAYI could go talk for you .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND gogo.V.INFIN talktalk.SV.INFIN forfor.PREP youyou.PRON.OBJ.2SP .
  
563VALIS [/] I could drop him off .
  Iname II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND dropdrop.N.SG himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S offoff.ADV .
  
944KAYhow could you take kickboxing away from me ?
  howhow.ADV couldcan.V.COND youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP taketake.V.2SP.PRES kickboxingunk awayaway.ADV fromfrom.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S ?
  
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 .
  
1148VAL+" it's something that is needed so how could you fail ?
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES somethingsomething.PRON thatthat.DEM.FAR isis.V.3S.PRES neededneed.V.PASTPART soso.ADV howhow.ADV couldcan.V.COND youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP failfail.V.2SP.PRES ?
  
1303VALor we could make it less than what we spend .
  oror.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P couldcan.V.COND makemake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S lessless.ADV thanthan.CONJ whatwhat.REL wewe.PRON.SUB.1P spendspend.V.1P.PRES .
  
1305KAYok or we could that way .
  okunk oror.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P couldcan.V.COND thatthat.DEM.FAR wayway.N.SG .
  
1307KAY<you could just > [/] <you could > [///] maybe that's another way of doing it .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND maybemaybe.ADV that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES anotheranother.ADJ wayway.N.SG ofof.PREP doingdo.SV.INFIN+ASV itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1307KAY<you could just > [/] <you could > [///] maybe that's another way of doing it .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND maybemaybe.ADV that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES anotheranother.ADJ wayway.N.SG ofof.PREP doingdo.SV.INFIN+ASV itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  

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