MIAMI - Zeledon4
Instances of was

88ETHyeah there was a guy that was military .
  yeahyeah.ADV therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF guyguy.N.SG thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST militarymilitary.ADJ .
  
88ETHyeah there was a guy that was military .
  yeahyeah.ADV therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF guyguy.N.SG thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST militarymilitary.ADJ .
  
89ETHthere was a policeman .
  therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF policemanpoliceman.N.SG .
  
455ETH+< in ninety two it was a dollar ninety nine .
  inin.PREP ninetyninety.NUM twotwo.NUM itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF dollardollar.N.SG ninetyninety.NUM ninenine.NUM .
  
489ETHthere was another one .
  therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST anotheranother.ADJ oneone.PRON.SG .
  
711ETHwhat was that ?
  whatwhat.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
712ETHit sounded like there was a bomb .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S soundedsound.N.SG+AV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF bombbomb.ADJ .
  
805ETHI [/] <I was> [/] I was cleaning my carpets <with a> [/] <with a> [/] with a carpet cleaner .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST cleaningclean.V.PRESPART mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S carpetscarpet.N.PL withwith.PREP aa.DET.INDEF withwith.PREP aa.DET.INDEF withwith.PREP aa.DET.INDEF carpetcarpet.N.SG cleanerclean.ADJ.COMP.[or].cleaner.N.SG.[or].clean.N.SG+COMP.AG .
  
805ETHI [/] <I was> [/] I was cleaning my carpets <with a> [/] <with a> [/] with a carpet cleaner .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST cleaningclean.V.PRESPART mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S carpetscarpet.N.PL withwith.PREP aa.DET.INDEF withwith.PREP aa.DET.INDEF withwith.PREP aa.DET.INDEF carpetcarpet.N.SG cleanerclean.ADJ.COMP.[or].cleaner.N.SG.[or].clean.N.SG+COMP.AG .
  

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