MIAMI - Zeledon6
Instances of because for speaker ELL

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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  
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 .
  

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