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Instances of why

33ANTwhy didn't you check over there ?
  whywhy.REL didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP checkcheck.V.2SP.PRES overover.ADV therethere.ADV ?
  
192ANTyou know I realized yesterday why people don't use full auto um when they shoot .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S realizedunk yesterdayyesterday.N.SG whywhy.REL peoplepeople.N.SG don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG useuse.V.INFIN fullfull.ADJ autoauto.N.SG umum.IM whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P shootshoot.V.3P.PRES .
  
204ANTthat's why they use three round burst .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P useuse.V.3P.PRES threethree.NUM roundround.ADJ burstburst.SV.INFIN .
  
205ANTum (.) that's [/] that's why they use three round +//.
  umum.IM that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P useuse.V.3P.PRES threethree.NUM roundround.ADJ .
  
426ANT+< you know <that's actually> [/] that's actually another reason why I prefer to write in English as to writing in Spanish .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV anotheranother.ADJ reasonreason.N.SG whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S preferpref.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].prefer.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP writewrite.V.INFIN inin.PREP EnglishEnglish.N.SG asas.CONJ toto.PREP writingwrite.V.INFIN+ASV inin.PREP SpanishSpanish.N.SG .
  
723ANT+< why ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
837ANTthat's why <I don't> [/] I don't want him to be like +"/.
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG wantwant.V.INFIN himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ .
  
874ANTactually (.) I tend to get books and leave them exactly as they are um which is probably why my book collection is like +//.
  actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S tendtend.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP getget.V.INFIN booksbook.N.PL andand.CONJ leaveleave.V.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV asas.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P areare.V.3P.PRES umum.IM whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES probablyprobably.ADV whywhy.REL mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S bookbook.N.SG collectioncollection.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ .
  
883ANT+< why [=! laughs] ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
884ANTwhy ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  

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