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Instances of because

20ELLbecause her shirt never covers her stomach bro(ther) .
  becausebecause.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S shirtshirt.N.SG nevernever.ADV coverscovers.N.SG.[or].cover.SV.INFIN+PV herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S stomachstomach.N.SG brotherbrother.N.SG .
  
28ABI+< do you wanna move a little bit more back because maybe there's less mosquitoes ?
  dodo.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wannawant.V.2SP.PRES+TO.PREP movemove.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG moremore.ADJ backback.ADV.[or].back.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ maybemaybe.ADV there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES lessless.ADV mosquitoesmosquitoes.N.PL ?
  
38ELLbecause the reason that this is here is (be)cause of the grass .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF reasonreason.N.SG thatthat.CONJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES herehere.ADV isis.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF grassgrass.N.SG .
  
38ELLbecause the reason that this is here is (be)cause of the grass .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF reasonreason.N.SG thatthat.CONJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES herehere.ADV isis.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF grassgrass.N.SG .
  
45ELLbecause if we are around grass it's gonna be mosquitoes .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P areare.V.1P.PRES aroundaround.ADV grassgrass.N.SG it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN mosquitoesmosquitoes.N.PL .
  
169ABIbut that's not my problem because I'm just telling her what IriaSE is telling me to do .
  butbut.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S problemproblem.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES justjust.ADV tellingtell.V.PRESPART herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S whatwhat.REL Irianame isis.V.3S.PRES tellingtell.V.PRESPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN .
  
185ABIand then it's funny because I should have just been like <buenoS xxx hizoS esoS yS noS leS daS laS ganaS deS [/] deS [/] deS revisarS esoS porqueS yaS teS estáS pagandoS aS tiS unS salarioS yS quiereS queS túS xxx túS eresS elS case manager yS quiereS queS elS case manager loS revise@s:spa> ["].
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES funnyfunny.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S shouldshould.V.1S.PRES havehave.SV.INFIN justjust.ADV beenbeen.V.PASTPART likelike.CONJ buenowell.E hizodo.V.3S.PAST esothat.PRON.DEM.NT.SG yand.CONJ nonot.ADV lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S dagive.V.3S.PRES laher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S ganawin.V.2S.IMPER.[or].win.V.3S.PRES deof.PREP deof.PREP deof.PREP revisarreview.V.INFIN esothat.PRON.DEM.NT.SG porquebecause.CONJ yaalready.ADV teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S estábe.V.3S.PRES pagandopay.V.PRESPART ato.PREP tiyou.PRON.PREP.MF.2S unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG salariowage.N.M.SG yand.CONJ quierewant.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S eresbe.V.2S.PRES elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG casecase.N.SG managermanager.N.SG yand.CONJ quierewant.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG casecase.N.SG managermanager.N.SG lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S revisereview.V.13S.SUBJ.PRES .
  and then it's funny because I should have just been like, okay, [...] she did this and doesn't intend to check it because she is already paying you a salary and wants you, you are the case manager and she wants the case manager to check it.
187ABIyeah like (be)cause it's true .
  yeahyeah.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES truetrue.ADJ .
  
193ABI+< xxx exactly because there's a reason that they are the case managers so they could resolverS losS problemasS xxx .
  exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV becausebecause.CONJ there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF reasonreason.N.SG thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P areare.V.3P.PRES thethe.DET.DEF casecase.N.SG managersmanager.N.PL soso.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P couldcan.V.COND resolversettle.V.INFIN losthe.DET.DEF.M.PL problemastrouble.N.M.PL .
  [...] exactly because there's a reason that they are case managers so they could solve the problems [...].
207ABIand I'm not gonna bitch at her because there's just no point .
  andand.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bitchbitch.N.SG atat.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S becausebecause.CONJ there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV nono.ADV pointpoint.N.SG .
  
254ABIso it was funny because that's the way SelenaSE reacted .
  soso.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST funnyfunny.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF wayway.N.SG Selenaname reactedreact.V.PAST .
  
298ABIbecause I &re [//] terminéS deS revisarS like two more patients .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S terminéfinish.V.1S.PAST deof.PREP revisarreview.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ twotwo.NUM moremore.ADV patientspatient.ADJ+PV .
  because I had finished checking like two more patients,
346ABIjust because she gets atareadaS just a little bit too much .
  justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S getsget.V.3S.PRES atareadabusy.ADJ.F.SG justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG tootoo.ADV muchmuch.ADJ .
  just because she gets just a little bit too busy.
353ELLshe has to learn how to treat people because like everybody everybody after I hear SelenaSE scream they come out through [/] through the xxx .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP learnlearn.V.INFIN howhow.ADV toto.PREP treattreat.N.SG peoplepeople.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ likelike.V.INFIN everybodyeverybody.PRON everybodyeverybody.PRON afterafter.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S hearhear.V.1S.PRES Selenaname screamscream.SV.INFIN theythey.PRON.SUB.3P comecome.V.3P.PRES outout.ADV throughthrough.PREP throughthrough.PREP thethe.DET.DEF .
  
367ABIand then like five minutes I went in also because I had to give something to RosaSE [/] to xxx .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV likelike.CONJ fivefive.NUM minutesminute.N.PL II.PRON.SUB.1S wentwent.V.PAST inin.PREP alsoalso.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP givegive.V.INFIN somethingsomething.PRON toto.PREP Rosaname toto.PREP .
  
378ELLeverybody has been at it with MariaSE because she just doesn't know how to handle situations .
  everybodyeverybody.PRON hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART atat.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S withwith.PREP Marianame becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S justjust.ADV doesn'tdoes.V.INFIN+NEG knowknow.SV.INFIN howhow.ADV toto.PREP handlehandle.N.SG situationssituation.N.PL .
  
380ELLohSE yeah MariaSE and I had never been at it because from the beginning I knew that with that lady you have to have a little bit more than pacienciaS than everybody else .
  ohoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV Marianame andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST nevernever.ADV beenbeen.V.PASTPART atat.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S becausebecause.CONJ fromfrom.PREP thethe.DET.DEF beginningbegin.N.SG.GER II.PRON.SUB.1S knewknew.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR withwith.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR ladylady.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP havehave.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG moremore.ADV thanthan.CONJ pacienciapatience.N.F.SG thanthan.CONJ everybodyeverybody.PRON elseelse.ADJ .
  oh yeah, Maria and I had never been at it because from the beginning I knew that with that lady you have to have a little bit more patience than everybody else.
386ELLyeah (be)cause when somebody cuandoS +...
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ somebodysomebody.PRON cuandowhen.CONJ .
  yeah, because when somebody, when...
409ELLoh no because the teacher said that she had to see us to come in and see .
  ohoh.IM nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF teacherteacher.N.SG.[or].teach.N.SG.AG saidsaid.AV.PAST+P thatthat.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN usus.PRON.OBJ.1P toto.PREP comecome.V.INFIN inin.PREP andand.CONJ seesee.V.INFIN .
  
420ELL+< yeah peroS now she doesn't scream as much because she's talking to JoseSE .
  yeahyeah.ADV perobut.CONJ nownow.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG screamscream.SV.INFIN asas.CONJ muchmuch.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP Josename .
  yeah, but now she doesn't scream as much because she's talking to Jose.
421ELLshe knows queS seS tieneS queS aguantarS laS lenguaS because Jose'sSE+eng a grown man .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S knowsknow.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP tienehave.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ aguantarstand.V.INFIN lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG lenguatongue.N.F.SG becausebecause.CONJ Jose's aa.DET.INDEF growngrown.ADJ manman.N.SG .
  she knows that she has to restrain her language because Jose's a grown man.
431ELL+< exactly like you have to learn it because +...
  exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP learnlearn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S becausebecause.CONJ .
  
463ELLbecause if I was in Marie'sSE+eng shoes I would look at her .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST inin.PREP Marie's shoesshoes.N.PL II.PRON.SUB.1S wouldbe.V.1S.COND looklook.SV.INFIN atat.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
469ABI+< because they are a personaS .
  becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P areare.V.3P.PRES aa.DET.INDEF personaperson.N.F.SG .
  because they are a person.
513ABIshe's gotten better because MariaSE antesS it was with everyone .
  she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gottengotten.V.PASTPART.US betterbetter.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ Marianame antesbefore.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST withwith.PREP everyoneeveryone.PRON .
  she's gotten better because Maria, it used to be with everyone.
533ABIbut in CubaSE and [/] and [/] and those countries there's a lot more mosquitoes because <todoS es@s:spa> [//] <there's not> [//] there [//] places are not A_CSE .
  butbut.CONJ inin.PREP Cubaname andand.CONJ andand.CONJ andand.CONJ thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL countriescountry.N.PL.[or].countries.N.PL there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG moremore.ADJ mosquitoesmosquitoes.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ todoeverything.PRON.M.SG esbe.V.3S.PRES there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV therethere.ADV placesplace.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES notnot.ADV A_Cname .
  but in Cuba and those countries ther's a lot more mosquitoes because places are not air-conditioned.
556ELLit doesn't because it has holes .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S hasha.IM+V 3S PRES.[or].has.V.3S.PRES holeshole.N.PL .
  
586ABImaybe it's not harinaS because it's called cream of wheat .
  maybemaybe.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV harinaflour.N.F.SG becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES calledcall.V.PASTPART creamcream.N.SG ofof.PREP wheatwheat.N.SG .
  maybe it's not corn-flour because it's called cream of wheat.
593ABIno it's not the grits because the grits are kind of like +/.
  nono.ADV it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV thethe.DET.DEF gritsgrit.N.PL.[or].grits.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF gritsgrit.N.PL.[or].grits.N.PL areare.V.123P.PRES kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN .
  
607ABIbecause my [//] well my mommy is like that .
  becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S wellwell.ADV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommymommy.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
630ELLI'm the same drink because I swap the milk .
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ drinkdrink.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S swapswap.V.1S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF milkmilk.N.SG .
  
632ELL(be)cause I like to slurp the milk .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S likelike.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP slurpslurp.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF milkmilk.N.SG .
  
669ABIxxx (be)cause the thing is I make it sweet .
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S makemake.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S sweetsweet.ADJ .
  
690ELLthat's why you like it because you can put sugar in it [=! laughing] .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP likelike.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES putput.V.INFIN sugarsugar.N.SG inin.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
756ELLthe only reason you wanna call him is because xxx .
  thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV reasonreason.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wannawant.V.2SP.PRES+TO.PREP callcall.V.INFIN himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S isis.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ .
  
792ELLbecause then that's all I'm gonna remember .
  becausebecause.CONJ thenthen.ADV that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES allall.ADJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP rememberremember.V.INFIN .
  
806ABIbecause it was +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
817ABIbecause I just heard the phone ringing .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV heardheard.AV.PAST thethe.DET.DEF phonephone.N.SG ringingunk .
  
859ABIbecause I was like sleeping mostly [//] main(ly) [/] mainly I was like uhuh .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ sleepingunk mostlymost.ADJ+ADV.[or].mostly.ADV mainlymain.ADJ+ADV.[or].mainly.ADV mainlymain.ADJ+ADV.[or].mainly.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ uhuhuhuh.IM .
  
869ABI+" um are you awake because I can't sleep .
  umum.IM areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP awakeawake.V.2SP.PRES becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S can'tcan.V.1S.PRES+NEG sleepsleep.N.SG .
  
873ABIoh and then I know he was home because +/.
  ohoh.IM andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST homehome.ADV becausebecause.CONJ .
  
874ELLbecause he just had the same text message .
  becausebecause.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S justjust.ADV hadhad.V.PASTPART thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ texttext.N.SG messagemessage.N.SG .
  
879ABIand he was home because I heard the T_VSE in the background .
  andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST homehome.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S heardheard.V.PAST thethe.DET.DEF T_Vname inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF backgroundbackground.N.SG .
  
906ELLyeah because my next operation is in May so .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S nextnext.ADJ operationoperation.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES inin.PREP Mayname soso.ADV .
  
921ELL+< yeah because May xxx .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ Mayname .
  
933ELLI'm not gonna be willing because I have my operation <in &jei> [/] in January .
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN willingwill.V.123SP.FUT+ASV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S operationoperation.N.SG inin.PREP inin.PREP Januaryname .
  
1032ELLI know I'll get the hang of it (be)cause when I first saw Miami_DadeSE I was +"/.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT getget.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF hanghang.N.SG ofof.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S firstfirst.ADJ sawsaw.AV.PAST Miami_Dadename II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST .
  
1040ABI+< (be)cause it's just the buildings .
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV thethe.DET.DEF buildingsunk .
  
1093ABIand I go to the fifth floor (be)cause there's always gonna be parking there .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S gogo.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF fifthfifth.ORD floorfloor.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP bebe.V.INFIN parkingpark.N.SG+ASV therethere.ADV .
  
1096ABIbut that's because I wasn't like +//.
  butbut.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wasn'twas.V.13S.PAST+NEG likelike.CONJ .
  

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