SIARAD - Lloyd1
Instances of why

183GRGwhat [//] why the heck were you looking xxx ?
  whatwhat.REL whywhy.REL thethe.DET.DEF heckheck.N.SG werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP lookinglook.V.PRESPART
  what, why the heck were you looking [...] ?
215GRG+< no xxx ## I've [//] (be)cause I didn't have to pick any up this morning that's why I know .
  nono.ADV I''veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES causebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S didn''tdid.V.PAST+NEG havehave.SV.INFIN toto.PREP pickpick.V.INFIN anyany.ADJ upup.ADV thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG morningmorning.N.SG that''sthat.CONJ+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES
  no [...] I've...cause I didn't have to pick any up this morning that's why I know
246ARTwhyE (doe)sE thatE lookE bloodyCE nastyE ?
  whywhy.REL doesdoes.V.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR.[or].that.CONJ looklook.V.INFIN bloodybloody.ADJ nastynasty.ADJ
  why does that look bloody nasty ?
367GRG+< why ?
  whywhy.REL
  why ?
757GRGthat's why I want to go now so I've got an excuse to come back .
  that''sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN nownow.ADV soso.ADV I''veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES gotgot.V.PAST anan.DET.INDEF excuseexcuse.N.SG toto.PREP comecome.V.INFIN backback.ADV
  that's why I want to go now so I've got an excuse to come back

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