MIAMI - Zeledon9
Instances of because

38GILmine is red because in the Bible Jesus spoke in red .
  minemine.PRON.POSS.1S isis.V.3S.PRES redred.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF Biblename Jesusname spokespoke.SV.INFIN inin.PREP redred.N.SG .
  
88CHAas you know I call him uncle dad (be)cause he's my uncle and he's like my dad .
  asas.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S callcall.V.1S.PRES himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S uncleuncle.N.SG daddad.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S uncleuncle.N.SG andand.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S daddad.N.SG .
  
123CHAyS tambiénS nacióS enS HondurasSE which makes him much more funnier because they say a lot of good jokes .
  yand.CONJ tambiéntoo.ADV nacióbe_born.V.3S.PAST enin.PREP Hondurasname whichwhich.REL makesmake.SV.INFIN+PV himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S muchmuch.ADJ moremore.ADV funnierfunnier.ADJ.[or].funny.ADJ.COMP becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P saysay.V.3P.PRES aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP goodgood.ADJ jokesjoke.N.PL .
  and also he was born in Honduras, which makes him much more funnier because they say a lot of good jokes.
385CHAshe was born on a farm just like your mom (be)cause they're both sisters .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART onon.PREP aa.DET.INDEF farmfarm.N.SG justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV likelike.CONJ youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP mommom.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES bothboth.ADJ sisterssister.N.PL .
  
398CHAmy favourite number is nueveS nine (be)cause that was the day I was born .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S favouritefavourite.ADJ numbernumb.ADJ.COMP.[or].number.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES nuevenine.NUM ninenine.NUM becausebecause.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART .
  my favourite number is nine, nine (be)cause that was the day I was born.
482CHAjust because (.) well the white and the yellow I think are two very beautiful colours combined together .
  justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ wellwell.ADV thethe.DET.DEF whitewhite.ADJ andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF yellowyellow.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES areare.V.123P.PRES twotwo.NUM veryvery.ADV beautifulbeautiful.ADJ colourscolour.N.PL combinedunk togethertogether.ADV .
  
574GIL+" because you're gonna disconcentrate me .
  becausebecause.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP disconcentrateunk meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
611GILbecause you know Jesus was born on Christmas .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES Jesusname waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART onon.PREP Christmasname .
  
658GILhe got out from MarkSE TwainSE because he used to um work as someone who helped like xxx and stuff .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S gotgot.V.PAST outout.ADV fromfrom.PREP Markname Twainname becausebecause.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S useduse.V.PAST toto.PREP umum.IM workwork.V.INFIN asas.CONJ someonesomeone.PRON whowho.REL helpedunk likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
685GILyeah so just like to wrap it all up (.) because we don't have much time left .
  yeahyeah.ADV soso.ADV justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV likelike.CONJ toto.PREP wrapwrap.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S allall.ADJ upup.ADV becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG havehave.V.INFIN muchmuch.ADJ timetime.N.SG leftleft.ADJ.[or].leave.V.PAST .
  
717GILI'm just like I said before I'm just gonna wait and see what I like or I want to accomplish because right now I don't wanna make a decision and then try to go after it .
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S saidsaid.V.PAST beforebefore.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES justjust.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP waitwait.V.INFIN andand.CONJ seesee.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S likelike.V.1S.PRES oror.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP accomplishaccomplish.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ rightright.ADJ nownow.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG wannawant.V.INFIN+TO.PREP makemake.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF decisiondecision.N.SG andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV trytry.SV.INFIN toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN afterafter.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
724GILand you know I love bonding with my parents because we get a chance to chit chat and talk about what's going on with each other and (.) about stuff that just we get comfortable around .
  andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S lovelove.V.1S.PRES bondingbond.N.SG+ASV withwith.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S parentsparent.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P getget.V.1P.PRES aa.DET.INDEF chancechance.N.SG toto.PREP chitchit.N.SG chatchat.N.SG andand.CONJ talktalk.V.INFIN aboutabout.PREP what'swhat.REL+GB goinggo.SV.INFIN+ASV onon.PREP withwith.PREP eacheach.ADJ otherother.ADJ andand.CONJ aboutabout.PREP stuffstuff.SV.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P getget.V.1P.PRES comfortablecomfortable.ADJ.[or].comfort.N.SG+A.POT aroundaround.ADV .
  

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