MIAMI - Zeledon2
Instances of because for speaker REB

8REBI work because um +//.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S workwork.V.1S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ umum.IM .
  
29REBI babysit the realtors because <they don't> [//] half of them don't know what they're doing .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S babysitunk thethe.DET.DEF realtorsrealtor.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG halfhalf.N.SG ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART .
  
83REByou have to tell me a place because +...
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP telltell.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aa.DET.INDEF placeplace.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ .
  
134REB(be)cause I +//.
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S .
  
136REBbecause I don't have time to babysit them .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG havehave.V.INFIN timetime.N.SG toto.PREP babysitunk themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
142REByeah actually um like last week I had interviewed um back in November I had interviewed with an insurance company and this lady <she emailed me> [/] she emailed me out of nowhere last week and told me oh you know are you happy where you are because you know the girl that we hired back in November she has been promoted +/.
  yeahyeah.ADV actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV umum.IM likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN lastlast.ADJ weekweek.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST interviewedinterview.N.SG+AV umum.IM backback.ADV inin.PREP Novembername II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST interviewedinterview.N.SG+AV withwith.PREP anan.DET.INDEF insuranceinsurance.N.SG companycompany.N.SG andand.CONJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG ladylady.N.SG sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S emailedunk meme.PRON.OBJ.1S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S emailedunk meme.PRON.OBJ.1S outout.ADV ofof.PREP nowherenowhere.ADV lastlast.ADJ weekweek.N.SG andand.CONJ toldtold.AV.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S ohoh.IM youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP happyhappy.ADJ wherewhere.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP areare.V.2SP.PRES becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES thethe.DET.DEF girlgirl.N.SG thatthat.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P hiredhire.V.PAST backback.ADV inin.PREP Novembername sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART promotedunk .
  
158REBso it's good because I don't wanna leave where I am .
  soso.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES goodgood.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG wannawant.V.INFIN+TO.PREP leaveleave.V.INFIN wherewhere.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S amam.V.1S.PRES .
  
246REB+< because it's when your vision kinda just balances out .
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES whenwhen.CONJ youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP visionvision.N.SG kindaunk justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV balancesbalance.N.PL outout.ADV .
  
248REBbecause at first they told me it was twenty one .
  becausebecause.CONJ atat.PREP firstfirst.ADJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P toldtold.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST twentytwenty.NUM oneone.NUM .
  
253REBand I'm scared because like xxx if they do it and it doesn't come out right you can't go back to contacts .
  andand.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES scaredscare.V.PAST becausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P dodo.V.3P.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG comecome.SV.INFIN outout.ADV rightright.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP can'tcan.V.2SP.PRES+NEG gogo.V.INFIN backback.ADV toto.PREP contactscontact.N.PL .
  
298REB(be)cause it's the original one .
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF originaloriginal.ADJ oneone.PRON.SG .
  
312REB+< well not even cable (be)cause at all .
  wellwell.ADV notnot.ADV eveneven.ADJ cablecable.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ atat.PREP allall.ADJ .
  
347REB(be)cause (.) when I was (.) senior year .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST seniorsenior.ADJ yearyear.N.SG .
  
404REBor you're just born you know with that strength to deal with all that you know because it's hard .
  oror.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES justjust.ADV bornborn.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES withwith.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR strengthstrength.N.SG toto.PREP dealdeal.V.INFIN withwith.PREP allall.ADJ thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES hardhard.ADJ .
  
529REB(be)cause it's Comedy_CentralSE .
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES Comedy_Centralname .
  
553REB+< no because I xxx +//.
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S .
  
563REBit's further I don't even know (be)cause I don't know directions .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES furtherfurther.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG eveneven.ADV knowknow.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN directionsdirection.N.PL.[or].directions.N.PL .
  
671REB(be)cause they make it funny and because I don't see the humor .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P makemake.V.3P.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S funnyfunny.ADJ andand.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG seesee.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF humorhumor.N.SG .
  
671REB(be)cause they make it funny and because I don't see the humor .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P makemake.V.3P.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S funnyfunny.ADJ andand.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG seesee.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF humorhumor.N.SG .
  
728REBI guess I don't watch a lot of comedy (be)cause +...
  II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG watchwatch.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP comedycomedy.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ .
  
733REBnot really (be)cause I love comedy .
  notnot.ADV reallyreal.ADJ+ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S lovelove.V.1S.PRES comedycomedy.N.SG .
  
744REB(be)cause in comedy you really don't have to figure out anything .
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP comedycomedy.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP reallyreal.ADJ+ADV don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG havehave.V.INFIN toto.PREP figurefigure.N.SG outout.ADV anythinganything.PRON .
  
786REB+< because .
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  
837REBbecause the rocks are slippery you know .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF rocksrock.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES slipperyslippery.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
920REBbecause we we never [//] we didn't stay there .
  becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P wewe.PRON.SUB.1P nevernever.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG staystay.SV.INFIN therethere.ADV .
  
942REB(be)cause .
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  

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