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Instances of can

1ANTum you know this is a picture of the parking garage that you can easily tell .
  umum.IM youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF picturepicture.N.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF parkingpark.N.SG+ASV garagegarage.N.SG thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES easilyeasy.ADJ+ADV.[or].easily.ADV telltell.SV.INFIN .
  
6SEAyeah I mean just you can orient them .
  yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES orientorient.N.SG themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
179ANTum (.) the first time they marketed it they said I can clear a soccer field with four hundred men like <that are> [//] that xxx four hundred men with ten of mine .
  umum.IM thethe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ADJ timetime.N.SG theythey.PRON.SUB.3P marketedmarket.N.SG+AV itit.PRON.SUB.3S theythey.PRON.SUB.3P saidsaid.V.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES clearclear.ADJ aa.DET.INDEF soccersoccer.N.SG fieldfield.N.SG withwith.PREP fourfour.NUM hundredhundred.NUM menmen.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG thatthat.DEM.FAR areare.V.123P.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR fourfour.NUM hundredhundred.NUM menmen.N.SG withwith.PREP tenten.NUM ofof.PREP minemine.PRON.POSS.1S .
  
221ANTand I can see my breath moving the end of the gun little by little .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES seesee.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S breathbreath.N.SG movingmove.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF endend.N.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF gungun.N.SG littlelittle.ADJ byby.PREP littlelittle.ADJ .
  
247ANTyou know I figure for the first hour <we can um> [/] we can just get the questions out of the way .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S figurefigure.N.SG forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ADJ hourhour.N.SG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES umum.IM wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES justjust.ADV getget.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF questionsquestion.N.PL outout.ADV ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wayway.N.SG .
  
247ANTyou know I figure for the first hour <we can um> [/] we can just get the questions out of the way .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S figurefigure.N.SG forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ADJ hourhour.N.SG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES umum.IM wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES justjust.ADV getget.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF questionsquestion.N.PL outout.ADV ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wayway.N.SG .
  
249ANT<just get all> [//] write down all the questions all of them everything we can come up with .
  justjust.ADV getget.V.INFIN allall.ADJ writewrite.SV.INFIN downdown.PREP allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF questionsquestion.N.PL allall.ADJ ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P everythingeverything.PRON wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES comecome.V.INFIN upup.ADV withwith.PREP .
  
252SEAyeah we can role play .
  yeahyeah.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES rolerole.N.SG playplay.N.SG .
  
253SEAwe can you know +...
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
255SEA<he can> [/] <he can be> [/] he can be a character you know and just +...
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF charactercharacter.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES andand.CONJ justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV .
  
255SEA<he can> [/] <he can be> [/] he can be a character you know and just +...
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF charactercharacter.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES andand.CONJ justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV .
  
255SEA<he can> [/] <he can be> [/] he can be a character you know and just +...
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF charactercharacter.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES andand.CONJ justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV .
  
257SEAhe can be the officer .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF officerofficer.N.SG .
  
258SEAyou can be the officer .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES bebe.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF officerofficer.N.SG .
  
261ANTI mean <he can> [/] he can lie the first time or +...
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES lielie.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ADJ timetime.N.SG oror.CONJ .
  
261ANTI mean <he can> [/] he can lie the first time or +...
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES lielie.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ADJ timetime.N.SG oror.CONJ .
  
303ANT+" can I keep going ?
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S keepkeep.V.1S.PRES goinggo.V.PRESPART ?
  
324SEAbecause when it's all said and done (.) you know I can hate whoever I wanna hate (.) at twelve o'clock at one o'clock .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES allall.ADJ saidsaid.AV.PAST+P andand.CONJ donedone.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES hatehate.V.INFIN whoeverwhoever.PRON II.PRON.SUB.1S wannawant.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP hatehate.V.INFIN atat.PREP twelvetwelve.NUM o'clocko'clock.ADV atat.PREP oneone.PRON.SG o'clocko'clock.ADV .
  
328SEAlike I can hate whoever I want for the rest of my life .
  likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES hatehate.V.INFIN whoeverwhoever.PRON II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF restrest.N.SG ofof.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S lifelife.N.SG .
  
344ANT<can you> [/] <can you just> [//] if possible can you just like tap me or something .
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV ifif.CONJ possiblepossible.ADJ cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV likelike.CONJ taptap.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
344ANT<can you> [/] <can you just> [//] if possible can you just like tap me or something .
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV ifif.CONJ possiblepossible.ADJ cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV likelike.CONJ taptap.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
344ANT<can you> [/] <can you just> [//] if possible can you just like tap me or something .
  cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV ifif.CONJ possiblepossible.ADJ cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV likelike.CONJ taptap.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
348SEAmaybe I can crack my fingers or something .
  maybemaybe.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES crackcrack.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S fingersfinger.N.PL oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
365SEAI was looking at this trash can .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART atat.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG trashtrash.N.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
394SEAtrash can .
  trashtrash.N.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
396SEAtrash and it's a can .
  trashtrash.N.SG andand.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
397SEAyou know it's trash can .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES trashtrash.N.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
412ANTsome of the time (be)cause when you take accents and stuff into play those acentosS can be pretty +...
  somesome.ADJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF timetime.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP taketake.V.2SP.PRES accentsaccent.N.PL andand.CONJ stuffstuff.V.INFIN intointo.PREP playplay.SV.INFIN thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL acentosaccent.N.M.PL cancan.V.123SP.PRES bebe.V.INFIN prettypretty.ADJ .
  some of the time (be)cause when you take accents and stuff into play those accents can be pretty ...
425SEAin English you have that ambigu(ous) [/] ambiguous possibility because of the the way you can put place (.) um (.) uh modifiers .
  inin.PREP EnglishEnglish.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR ambiguousambiguous.ADJ ambiguousambiguous.ADJ possibilitypossibility.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF wayway.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES putput.V.INFIN placeplace.N.SG umum.IM uhuh.IM modifiersmodifier.N.PL .
  
427ANTbecause (.) English does allow you to be a little ambiguous which means you can have so many more double meanings at times .
  becausebecause.CONJ EnglishEnglish.N.SG doesdoes.N.SG allowallow.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ ambiguousambiguous.ADJ whichwhich.REL meansmeans.N.SG.[or].mean.SV.INFIN+PV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES havehave.V.INFIN soso.ADV manymany.ADJ moremore.ADV doubledouble.ADJ meaningsunk atat.PREP timestime.N.PL .
  
546ANT+" um um &k can you please be more descriptive ?
  umum.IM umum.IM cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP pleaseplease.V.2SP.PRES bebe.SV.INFIN moremore.ADV descriptivedescriptive.ADJ ?
  
567ANTso I [//] we can just tell from the photo where each one is .
  soso.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES justjust.ADV telltell.V.INFIN fromfrom.PREP thethe.DET.DEF photophoto.N.SG wherewhere.REL eacheach.ADJ oneone.PRON.SG isis.V.3S.PRES .
  
691SEA<but again like> [//] and then like &=stutters <you can turn it> [/] you can turn it right around and <make it a> [/] make it an activity .
  butbut.CONJ againagain.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES turnturn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES turnturn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S rightright.ADJ aroundaround.ADV andand.CONJ makemake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S aa.DET.INDEF makemake.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S anan.DET.INDEF activityactivity.N.SG .
  
691SEA<but again like> [//] and then like &=stutters <you can turn it> [/] you can turn it right around and <make it a> [/] make it an activity .
  butbut.CONJ againagain.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES turnturn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES turnturn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S rightright.ADJ aroundaround.ADV andand.CONJ makemake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S aa.DET.INDEF makemake.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S anan.DET.INDEF activityactivity.N.SG .
  
835ANTand I can pick .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES pickpick.V.INFIN .
  
897ANTI'm pretty sure we can have uh two pictures for every area so he can't say you know +"/.
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES prettypretty.ADJ suresure.ADJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES havehave.V.INFIN uhuh.IM twotwo.NUM picturespicture.N.PL forfor.PREP everyevery.ADJ areaarea.N.SG soso.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S can'tcan.V.3S.PRES+NEG saysay.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
924SEAthey can like +//.
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P cancan.V.123SP.PRES likelike.CONJ .
  
930SEAso if we can make him lose his cool that's great you know .
  soso.ADV ifif.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES makemake.V.INFIN himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S loselose.SV.INFIN hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S coolcool.N.SG that'sthat.CONJ+BE.V.3S.PRES greatgreat.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  

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