MIAMI - Zeledon3
Instances of could

392FELbut (.) <if I> [/] if I could only pick one of them I'll pick P_e .
  butbut.CONJ ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S couldcan.V.COND onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV pickpick.V.INFIN oneone.PRON.SG ofof.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT pickpick.V.INFIN P_ename .
  
517ELEthey could start training me .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P couldcan.V.COND startstart.V.INFIN trainingunk meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
532ELEso (.) they could move me which is not what I really want .
  soso.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P couldcan.V.COND movemove.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S reallyreal.ADJ+ADV wantwant.SV.INFIN .
  
656ELEI mean you could play golf &=laughs .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND playplay.V.INFIN golfgolf.N.SG .
  
662ELEyou could play that .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND playplay.V.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
681ELEyeah but I mean (.) you could go back to it now .
  yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND gogo.V.INFIN backback.ADV toto.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S nownow.ADV .
  

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