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Instances of were

107GILyou were there .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST therethere.ADV .
  
209GILand we were watching videos of my Christmas .
  andand.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST watchingunk videosvideo.N.PL ofof.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S Christmasname .
  
210GILand (.) when we were going to places .
  andand.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST goinggo.V.PRESPART toto.PREP placesplace.N.PL .
  
216CHAwe've been really close since we were little girls .
  we'vewe.PRON.SUB.1P+HAVE.V.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART reallyreal.ADJ+ADV closeclose.SV.INFIN sincesince.PREP wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST littlelittle.ADJ girlsgirl.N.PL .
  
220GILbefore VenesaSE and DianaSE were around um things were a lot different .
  beforebefore.CONJ Venesaname andand.CONJ Diananame werewere.V.2S123P.PAST aroundaround.ADV umum.IM thingsthing.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG differentdifferent.ADJ .
  
220GILbefore VenesaSE and DianaSE were around um things were a lot different .
  beforebefore.CONJ Venesaname andand.CONJ Diananame werewere.V.2S123P.PAST aroundaround.ADV umum.IM thingsthing.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG differentdifferent.ADJ .
  
329GILover the years I had noticed that at first you were like blanked out on the English .
  overover.ADV.[or].over.PREP thethe.DET.DEF yearsyear.N.PL II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST noticednotice.N.SG+AV thatthat.CONJ atat.PREP firstfirst.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST likelike.CONJ blankedblank.ADJ+AV outout.ADV onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF EnglishEnglish.N.SG .
  
414CHAyou were her birthday present .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP werewere.V.2S123P.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S birthdaybirthday.N.SG presentpresent.ADJ .
  
443GILso when ahSE were your parents born ?
  soso.ADV whenwhen.CONJ ahah.IM werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP parentsparent.N.PL bornborn.V.PAST ?
  
570CHAremember when we were in the car ?
  rememberremember.V.INFIN whenwhen.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG ?
  
571CHAand we were with FrancescaSE talking Spanish .
  andand.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST withwith.PREP Francescaname talkingtalk.V.PRESPART SpanishSpanish.N.SG .
  
670CHAI know so when they were gonna make the statue he was just this little mini guy muyS muyS chiquitoS comoS unaS enanitoS .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES soso.ADV whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP makemake.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF statuestatue.N.SG hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG littlelittle.ADJ minimini.ADJ guyguy.N.SG muyvery.ADV muyvery.ADV chiquitosmall.ADJ.M.SG.DIM comolike.CONJ unaunite.V.13S.SUBJ.PRES enanitodwarf.N.M.SG.DIM .
  I know, so when they were gonna make the statue he was just this little mini guy, really small like a dwarf.
674GILwhat month were you born ?
  whatwhat.REL monthmonth.N.SG werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP bornborn.V.PAST ?
  

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