MIAMI - Zeledon11
Instances of could

538ANTI [/] I took these quickly enough so that I could ask him to describe what he sees through that window .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S tooktake.V.PAST thesethese.DEM.NEAR.PL quicklyquick.ADJ+ADV enoughenough.ADJ soso.ADV thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND askask.V.INFIN himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S toto.PREP describedescribe.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S seessee.V.3S.PRES throughthrough.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR windowwindow.N.SG .
  
547ANT+" could you tell me the colour of the car ?
  couldcan.V.COND youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP telltell.V.2SP.PRES meme.PRON.OBJ.1S thethe.DET.DEF colourcolour.N.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG ?
  
548ANT+" could you tell me which way the car is going ?
  couldcan.V.COND youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP telltell.V.2SP.PRES meme.PRON.OBJ.1S whichwhich.REL wayway.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES goinggo.V.PRESPART ?
  
549ANT+" could you tell me if it's the front or the back of the car ?
  couldcan.V.COND youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP telltell.V.2SP.PRES meme.PRON.OBJ.1S ifif.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF frontfront.N.SG oror.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF backback.ADV ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG ?
  
595SEAso it could just mean like xxx <it's like> [/] it's like being merry you know or having fun having a good time like living it up .
  soso.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S couldcan.V.COND justjust.ADV meanmean.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ beingbe.V.PRESPART merrymerry.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES oror.CONJ havinghave.V.PRESPART funfun.N.SG havinghave.V.PRESPART aa.DET.INDEF goodgood.ADJ timetime.N.SG likelike.CONJ livinglive.V.PRESPART itit.PRON.OBJ.3S upup.ADV .
  
798ANTxxx I could have sworn you brought it up then .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND havehave.V.INFIN swornsworn.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP broughtbrought.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S upup.ADV thenthen.ADV .
  
825ANTI had to make these numbers big enough so that they could see it .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP makemake.V.INFIN thesethese.DEM.NEAR.PL numbersnumber.N.PL bigbig.ADJ enoughenough.ADJ soso.ADV thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P couldcan.V.COND seesee.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
889SEA<I mean> [/] <I mean> [//] I [//] if I had to choose like if I could keep it in perfect form .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP choosechoose.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND keepkeep.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S inin.PREP perfectperfect.ADJ formform.N.SG .
  

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