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Instances of was

41MAR+, so [/] so my friend was +"/.
  soso.ADV soso.ADV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S friendfriend.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
60MARperoS well the funny thing was that those guys who came to talk to us +//.
  perobut.CONJ wellwell.ADV thethe.DET.DEF funnyfunny.ADJ thingthing.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL guysguy.N.PL whowho.REL camecame.AV.PAST toto.PREP talktalk.V.INFIN toto.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P .
  but, well, the funny thing was that those guys who came to talk to us.
61MAR+, it was funny because my friend is pretty +...
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST funnyfunny.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S friendfriend.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES prettypretty.ADJ .
  
78MARand (.) I was +"/.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST .
  
85MAR+, and suddenly I was +"/.
  andand.CONJ suddenlysudden.ADJ+ADV.[or].suddenly.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST .
  
91MAR+< noSE (.) because I was much more interesting because I was married .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST muchmuch.ADJ moremore.ADJ interestinginterest.N.SG+ASV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST marriedmarry.V.PASTPART .
  
91MAR+< noSE (.) because I was much more interesting because I was married .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST muchmuch.ADJ moremore.ADJ interestinginterest.N.SG+ASV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST marriedmarry.V.PASTPART .
  
98MAR+< noSE [/] noSE everything was +//.
  nono.ADV nono.ADV everythingeverything.PRON waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
100MAR+< yeah because I was married .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST marriedmarry.V.PASTPART .
  
163MARand I was +"/.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST .
  
183MAR+< erSE <my f(riend)> [/] &=mumble my friend was [/] was cracking up .
  erer.IM mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S friendfriend.N.SG mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S friendfriend.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST waswas.V.3S.PAST crackingcrack.V.PRESPART upup.ADV .
  
183MAR+< erSE <my f(riend)> [/] &=mumble my friend was [/] was cracking up .
  erer.IM mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S friendfriend.N.SG mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S friendfriend.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST waswas.V.3S.PAST crackingcrack.V.PRESPART upup.ADV .
  
243MARyes sh(e) [/] she was very excited about that .
  yesyes.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST veryvery.ADV excitedexcite.SV.INFIN+AV aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
390MARso I was thinking about going to (.) see my mum +...
  soso.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP goinggo.SV.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP seesee.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mummum.N.SG .
  
433MAR+< <SeanSE meS estabaS diciendoS que@s:spa> [///] (.) <leS &=mumble estaba@s:spa> [///] (.) he he was making fun of CurtisSE +...
  Seanname meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S estababe.V.13S.IMPERF diciendotell.V.PRESPART quethat.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S estababe.V.13S.IMPERF hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST makingmake.V.PRESPART funfun.N.SG ofof.PREP Curtisname .
  Sean was saying to me, that, he was making fun of Curtis.
445MARso erSE (.) he was +//.
  soso.ADV erer.IM hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
447MAR+< I was +"/.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST .
  
451MAR+< noSE but I was telling him +"/.
  nono.ADV butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  
452MAR+" I was never +/.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST nevernever.ADV .
  
453MARI was [=! moan] I mean yoS tengoS unaS buenaS narizS .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S tengohave.V.1S.PRES unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG buenawell.ADJ.F.SG nariznose.N.F.SG .
  I was, I mean, I have a big nose
469MAR<why am I gonna [?]> [///] if it did(n't) [/] didn't do it when I was in my twenties why am I gonna do it now ?
  whywhy.REL amam.V.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP ifif.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG didn'tdid.AV.PAST+NEG dodo.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST inin.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S twentiestwenty.NUM+PV whywhy.REL amam.V.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S nownow.ADV ?
  
477FLAI was worried about that .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST worriedworry.V.PASTPART aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
484FLA+< elS otroS díaS I was thinking about that .
  elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG otroother.ADJ.M.SG díaday.N.M.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  the other day I was thinking about that.
489FLAI was thinking the same thing the other day [=! laugh] .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF samesame.ADJ thingthing.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ dayday.N.SG .
  
509FLA+< elS otroS díaS (.) síS (.) I was watching T_V the news (.) enS españolS +...
  elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG otroother.ADJ.M.SG díaday.N.M.SG yes.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST watchingunk T_Vname thethe.DET.DEF newsnews.N.SG enin.PREP españolSpanish.N.M.SG .
  the other day, yes, I was watching TV, the news in Spanish.
518MAR+< well <I was looking> [///] <there was> [///] I was watching a magazine once .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST watchingunk aa.DET.INDEF magazinemagazine.N.SG onceonce.ADV .
  
518MAR+< well <I was looking> [///] <there was> [///] I was watching a magazine once .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST watchingunk aa.DET.INDEF magazinemagazine.N.SG onceonce.ADV .
  
518MAR+< well <I was looking> [///] <there was> [///] I was watching a magazine once .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST watchingunk aa.DET.INDEF magazinemagazine.N.SG onceonce.ADV .
  
527MAR+< i(t) [/] it was like a poll noS [?] ?
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF pollpoll.N.SG nonot.ADV ?
  it was like a poll, right?
581MAR+< that was yeah .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST yeahyeah.ADV .
  
654FLAI was thinking about that the other day .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ dayday.N.SG .
  
655FLAI was driving +...
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST drivingdrive.V.PRESPART .
  
656FLA+, and I was thinking +"/.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART .
  
804MAR+< noSE I was fine .
  nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST finefine.N.SG .
  no, I was fine
874FLA+, because I was outside +...
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST outsideoutside.PREP .
  
880MARS noS I was +//.
  yes.ADV nonot.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST .
  yes, no, I was.
902MARbecause when [/] <when I> [/] when I signed up it was (.) hundred and sixteen for the whole year .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S signedsign.N.SG+AV upup.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST hundredhundred.NUM andand.CONJ sixteensixteen.N.SG forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ yearyear.N.SG .
  
914FLA+, because I was there for so long .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST therethere.ADV forfor.PREP soso.ADV longlong.ADJ .
  because, oh yes, hey
929FLAsixty nine I think it was .
  sixtysixty.NUM ninenine.NUM II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
993MARMarianSE she was in (.) PlatinumSE (.) before +...
  Marianname sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP Platinumname beforebefore.CONJ .
  
1053MARI [/] I was under the understanding that they rent that from (.) PatSE SeegalSE .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST underunder.PREP thethe.DET.DEF understandingunderstand.V.PRESPART thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P rentrent.V.3P.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR fromfrom.PREP Patname Seegalname .
  
1071MAR+< but I remember there was +/.
  butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S rememberremember.V.1S.PRES therethere.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
1073MARI think that maybe the [/] <the building of the erSE of> [//] <the building> [///] (.) construirS elS edificioS (.) it was part of the deal I guess .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR maybemaybe.ADV thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF buildingunk ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF erer.IM ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF buildingunk construirconstruct.V.INFIN elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG edificiobuilding.N.M.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST partpart.N.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF dealdeal.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES .
  I think that maybe the the building of the, of the building, constructing the building, it was part of the deal I guess
1081MAR<yS ahíS unS viejoS ahí@s:spa> [//] yS hayS unS viejoS deS canosoS <that it was> [///] &=mumble that guy was the owner +...
  yand.CONJ ahíthere.ADV unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG viejoold.ADJ.M.SG ahíthere.ADV yand.CONJ haythere_is.V.3S.PRES unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG viejoold.ADJ.M.SG deof.PREP canosogrey-haired.ADJ.M.SG thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR guyguy.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF ownerowner.N.SG .
  and an old guy there, there's an old white-haired guy, that it was, that guy was the owner.
1081MAR<yS ahíS unS viejoS ahí@s:spa> [//] yS hayS unS viejoS deS canosoS <that it was> [///] &=mumble that guy was the owner +...
  yand.CONJ ahíthere.ADV unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG viejoold.ADJ.M.SG ahíthere.ADV yand.CONJ haythere_is.V.3S.PRES unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG viejoold.ADJ.M.SG deof.PREP canosogrey-haired.ADJ.M.SG thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR guyguy.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF ownerowner.N.SG .
  and an old guy there, there's an old white-haired guy, that it was, that guy was the owner.
1083MAR+, and I thought that TrishiaSE was +//.
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR Trishianame waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
1167FLAI think she was about to kill her &=laugh .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aboutabout.PREP toto.PREP killkill.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
1169MARbuenoS (..) <when I was working> [/] &=laugh when I was working [=! laugh] at the other school &=hiss (..) &=mumble I had an assistant queS nosS hicimosS comoS familiaS +...
  buenowell.E whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST workingwork.V.PRESPART whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST workingwork.V.PRESPART atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ schoolschool.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST anan.DET.INDEF assistantassistant.N.SG quethat.PRON.REL nosus.PRON.OBL.MF.1P hicimosdo.V.1P.PAST comolike.CONJ familiafamily.N.F.SG .
  well, when I was working, when I was working at the other school, I had an assistant, and we were like family.
1169MARbuenoS (..) <when I was working> [/] &=laugh when I was working [=! laugh] at the other school &=hiss (..) &=mumble I had an assistant queS nosS hicimosS comoS familiaS +...
  buenowell.E whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST workingwork.V.PRESPART whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST workingwork.V.PRESPART atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ schoolschool.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST anan.DET.INDEF assistantassistant.N.SG quethat.PRON.REL nosus.PRON.OBL.MF.1P hicimosdo.V.1P.PAST comolike.CONJ familiafamily.N.F.SG .
  well, when I was working, when I was working at the other school, I had an assistant, and we were like family.
1179MARand he was the dad [=! laugh] &=laugh .
  andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF daddad.N.SG .
  
1278FLA+, she was so (..) sick of it [=! chuckle] .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV sicksick.ADJ ofof.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1310FLAbut what happened was they started trying a new drug on him (.) like an experimental drug .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.REL happenedhappen.V.PAST waswas.V.3S.PAST theythey.PRON.SUB.3P startedstart.V.PASTPART tryingtry.V.PRESPART aa.DET.INDEF newnew.ADJ drugdrug.N.SG onon.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S likelike.CONJ anan.DET.INDEF experimentalexperimental.ADJ drugdrug.N.SG .
  
1317FLAand the other I was talking to (.) you know a lady .
  andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES aa.DET.INDEF ladylady.N.SG .
  
1318FLAI don't even (.) remember who it was .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG eveneven.ADV rememberremember.V.INFIN whowho.REL itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
1321FLAohSE or a guy I haven't [=! mumble] even remembered who it was .
  ohoh.IM oror.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF guyguy.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S haven'thave.V.1S.PRES+NEG eveneven.ADV rememberedremember.V.PASTPART whowho.REL itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
1334FLAit was not pancreas [?] .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST notnot.ADV pancreaspancreas.N.SG .
  
1335FLAit was kidneys &=chuckle .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST kidneyskidney.N.PL.[or].kidneys.N.PL .
  
1339MARwell I was +/.
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST .
  
1346MARteS acuerdasS queS haceS (..) two summers ago was the brain [?] +...
  teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S acuerdasremind.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ hacedo.V.3S.PRES twotwo.NUM summerssummer.N.PL agoago.ADV waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF brainbrain.N.SG .
  you remember that two summers ago it was the brain?
1351FLAeverything was ok .
  everythingeverything.PRON waswas.V.3S.PAST okunk .
  
1362MARbut I was two years at [//] with that thing on !
  butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST twotwo.NUM yearsyear.N.PL atat.PREP withwith.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR thingthing.N.SG onon.PREP !
  
1406MARyou know it was so [?] +//.
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV .
  no praying all, all, all, all that can be done, all.
1408MARthat was in the back burner [?] .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF backback.N.SG burnerburn.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].burner.N.SG .
  

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