MIAMI - Zeledon3
Instances of because

51ELEbecause xxx if you do it with kids you have to work around their school hours .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP dodo.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S withwith.PREP kidskid.N.PL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP workwork.V.INFIN aroundaround.ADV theirtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P schoolschool.N.SG hourshour.N.PL .
  
68ELE+< well because +...
  wellwell.ADV becausebecause.CONJ .
  
83ELE(be)cause noS teS acuerdasS ?
  becausebecause.CONJ nonot.ADV teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S acuerdasremind.V.2S.PRES ?
  because, don't you remember?
112ELE+< (be)cause they see that I'm the one <that has> [//] (.) that (.) knows how to do it .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P seesee.V.3P.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES thethe.DET.DEF oneone.PRON.SG thatthat.CONJ hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR knowsknow.V.3S.PRES howhow.ADV toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
122ELE(be)cause <you help> [//] you're helping (.) your workplace (.) by showing new people .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP helphelp.V.2SP.PRES you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES helpingunk youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP workplaceunk byby.PREP showingshow.SV.INFIN+ASV newnew.ADJ peoplepeople.N.SG .
  
179ELEyeah (be)cause apparently everybody says that in architecture there's a lot of math .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ apparentlyapparent.ADJ+ADV.[or].apparently.ADV everybodyeverybody.PRON sayssay.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ inin.PREP architecturearchitecture.N.SG there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP mathmath.N.SG .
  
239ELE(be)cause that's where they're from I guess .
  becausebecause.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES wherewhere.REL they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES fromfrom.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES .
  
241ELEand (be)cause they did their duty and everything .
  andand.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P diddid.V.PAST theirtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P dutyduty.N.SG andand.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON .
  
243ELE&k (be)cause they don't +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG .
  
259ELEif we go see that movie (be)cause it looks cool .
  ifif.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P gogo.V.1P.PRES seesee.SV.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR moviemovie.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S lookslook.V.3S.PRES coolcool.SV.INFIN .
  
286ELE(be)cause if it's a large sum and they take it out of your bank account (..) and then you have &st other stuff to pay (.) then you're gonna be short &=chuckles in money .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF largelarge.ADJ sumsum.N.SG andand.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P taketake.V.3P.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S outout.ADV ofof.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP bankbank.N.SG accountaccount.N.SG andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES otherother.ADJ stuffstuff.SV.INFIN toto.PREP paypay.V.INFIN thenthen.ADV you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN shortshort.ADJ inin.PREP moneymoney.N.SG .
  
308FELwell I don't know because um AdrianSE gets annoying .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ umum.IM Adrianname getsget.SV.INFIN+PV annoyingannoy.V.PRESPART .
  
359FELI think I'm [/] I'm taking advanced language arts which is eighth grade class because advanced is a year advanced at my school .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES takingtake.V.PRESPART advancedadvance.V.PASTPART languagelanguage.N.SG artsart.N.PL.[or].arts.N.PL whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES eightheighth.ORD gradegrade.N.SG classclass.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ advancedadvance.V.INFIN+AV isis.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF yearyear.N.SG advancedadvance.V.PAST atat.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S schoolschool.N.SG .
  
362FELbecause if I get a four or a five &o on the F_Cat (.) um I don't have to take reading .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S getget.V.1S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF fourfour.NUM oror.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF fivefive.NUM onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF F_Catname umum.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG havehave.V.INFIN toto.PREP taketake.V.INFIN readingread.V.PRESPART .
  
363FELbecause (.) in seventh grade &jÉ™ in eighth grade I mean you don't have to take reading right ?
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP seventhseventh.ORD gradegrade.N.SG inin.PREP eightheighth.ORD gradegrade.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG havehave.V.INFIN toto.PREP taketake.V.INFIN readingread.V.PRESPART rightright.ADJ ?
  
381ELEso you wouldn't take art class just because you don't like the teacher ?
  soso.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wouldn'tbe.V.2SP.COND+NEG taketake.SV.INFIN artart.N.SG classclass.N.SG justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG likelike.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF teacherteacher.N.SG.[or].teach.N.SG.AG ?
  
390ELEbecause +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ .
  
395ELE(be)cause you said you didn't even like it .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP saidsaid.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG eveneven.ADJ likelike.CONJ itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
407FELbut she had to because um (..) um yeah she was taking wheel which is one quarter P_e one quarter research one quarter of computers and one quarter of art .
  butbut.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP becausebecause.CONJ umum.IM umum.IM yeahyeah.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST takingtake.V.PRESPART wheelwheel.N.SG whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES oneone.PRON.SG quarterquart.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].quarter.N.SG P_ename oneone.PRON.SG quarterquart.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].quarter.N.SG researchresearch.N.SG oneone.NUM quarterquart.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].quarter.N.SG ofof.PREP computerscomputer.N.PL andand.CONJ oneone.PRON.SG quarterquart.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].quarter.N.SG ofof.PREP artart.N.SG .
  
523ELE(be)cause they're always moving the managers <to other &st> [//] to other restaurants .
  becausebecause.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV movingmove.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF managersmanager.N.PL toto.PREP otherother.ADJ toto.PREP otherother.ADJ restaurantsrestaurant.N.PL .
  
528ELE(be)cause they're all restaurants .
  becausebecause.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES allall.ADJ restaurantsrestaurant.N.PL .
  
567ELEbecause um +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ umum.IM .
  
570ELEI wanna work less (be)cause I wanna get into dance .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S wannawant.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP workwork.V.INFIN lessless.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wannawant.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP getget.V.INFIN intointo.PREP dancedance.SV.INFIN .
  
599ELE(be)cause I'm working forty hours right now .
  becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES workingwork.V.PRESPART fortyforty.NUM hourshour.N.PL rightright.ADJ nownow.ADV .
  
618FELyeah because baseball's like +/.
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ baseball'sbaseball.N.SG+GB likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG .
  
652ELE(be)cause <I don't see you> [//] (..) I don't really see you playing sports .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG seesee.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG reallyreal.ADJ+ADV seesee.SV.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP playingplay.V.PRESPART sportssport.N.PL.[or].sports.N.SG .
  
667ELE(be)cause (.) based on experience I've seen that you (.) want to do something .
  becausebecause.CONJ basedbase.N.SG+AV onon.PREP experienceexperience.N.SG I'veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES seenseen.V.PASTPART thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wantwant.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN somethingsomething.PRON .
  

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