MIAMI - Zeledon9
Instances of but

104CHAbut he's a great person .
  butbut.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF greatgreat.ADJ personperson.N.SG .
  
199CHAbut it was fun .
  butbut.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST funfun.N.SG .
  
227GILbut we love them so much .
  butbut.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P lovelove.V.1P.PRES themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P soso.ADV muchmuch.ADJ .
  
268GILbut you know the exciting thing is he was standing exactly where me and my cousin ChantalSE +//.
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES thethe.DET.DEF excitingexcite.V.PRESPART thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST standingstand.V.PRESPART exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV wherewhere.REL meme.PRON.OBJ.1S andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S cousincousin.N.SG Chantalname .
  
328CHAbut you know I've immuned to English more than Spanish .
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES I'veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES immunedimmune.ADJ+AV toto.PREP EnglishEnglish.N.SG moremore.ADV thanthan.CONJ SpanishSpanish.N.SG .
  
333GILbut like look at you pro now .
  butbut.CONJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN looklook.V.INFIN atat.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP propro.ADV nownow.ADV .
  
346GILbut I've [//] my first word was in Spanish .
  butbut.CONJ I'veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S firstfirst.ADJ wordword.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP SpanishSpanish.N.SG .
  
357GILbut he spent most of his years here in FloridaSE &h and AtlantaSE and CaliforniaSE and a lot of different places you know .
  butbut.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S spentspent.AV.INFIN mostmost.ADJ ofof.PREP hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S yearsyear.N.PL herehere.ADV inin.PREP Floridaname andand.CONJ Atlantaname andand.CONJ Californianame andand.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP differentdifferent.ADJ placesplace.N.PL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
383CHAbut my mom is from ColumbiaSE .
  butbut.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES fromfrom.PREP Columbianame .
  
394CHAbut since I go to school of course I have to speak most of my time in English .
  butbut.CONJ sincesince.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S gogo.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP schoolschool.N.SG ofof.PREP coursecourse.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP speakspeak.V.INFIN mostmost.ADJ ofof.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S timetime.N.SG inin.PREP EnglishEnglish.N.SG .
  
402CHAbut that's my favourite number .
  butbut.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S favouritefavourite.ADJ numbernumb.ADJ.COMP.[or].number.N.SG .
  
426GILbut you know he still has little hairs sticking up .
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S stillstill.ADJ hasha.IM+PV.[or].has.V.3S.PRES littlelittle.ADJ hairshair.N.PL stickingstick.V.PRESPART upup.ADV .
  
507GILbut the best thing about it [=! whispers] +...
  butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ thingthing.N.SG aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
508CHAbut the best thing I love to do is hang out with my abuelitoS AlfredoSE .
  butbut.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ thingthing.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S lovelove.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN isis.V.3S.PRES hanghang.SV.INFIN outout.ADV withwith.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S abuelitograndad.N.M.SG.DIM Alfredoname .
  but the best thing I love to do is hang out with my grandad Alfredo.
533GILbut it's not like as high .
  butbut.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV likelike.CONJ asas.CONJ highhigh.ADJ .
  
538GILbut my mom went on it .
  butbut.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG wentwent.V.PAST onon.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
654GILbut you know his real name is SamuelSE &t ClemensSE ?
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S realreal.ADJ namename.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES Samuelname Clemensname ?
  
712CHAbut ah [/] (.) but you know international business I can talk Spanish with people .
  butbut.CONJ ahah.IM butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES internationalinternational.ADJ businessbusiness.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES talktalk.V.INFIN SpanishSpanish.N.SG withwith.PREP peoplepeople.N.SG .
  
712CHAbut ah [/] (.) but you know international business I can talk Spanish with people .
  butbut.CONJ ahah.IM butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES internationalinternational.ADJ businessbusiness.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES talktalk.V.INFIN SpanishSpanish.N.SG withwith.PREP peoplepeople.N.SG .
  

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